Tawina Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tawina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tawina (9,154) may also be a first name.

Tawina Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tawina Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tawina is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawina? popularity and diffusion

Tawina is the 1,817,111th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Tawina reside; 47 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tawina is also the 64,943rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 9,154 people.

The surname Tawina is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea Tawina is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 69 percent reside, Manus, where 13 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Tawina is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawinah9254/
Tawinai927/
Tawisna924/
Tauwina923/
Tawuina921/
Thawinha86298/
Thawaina8670/
Thawinai866/
Tahwinah866/
Thawinna864/
Tawahina861/
Tabina83409/
Tawena83107/
Tavina8379/
Towina8330/
Tawyna832/
Tawinno7775/
Towinat7765/
Taubina7763/
Towaina7734/
Taybina7727/
Tavinas7720/
Toweina7713/
Tavinga7712/
Tawenat778/
Tavaina776/
Tabuina774/
Tavinay774/
Tabaina773/
Taabina773/
Tovaina772/
Tewaina771/
Tabeina771/
Tabinai771/
Taavina771/
Teawino771/
Taviena771/
Tevaina771/
Tawayna771/
Tobaina771/
Tohwina771/
Tavhinga719/
Taweenat715/
Thabaina714/
Tavahina714/
Thawinot714/
Thavinai713/
Tawhinei712/
Touwaina711/
Tavignah711/
Ttaboina711/
Tawinhou711/
Taiboina711/
Towainah711/
Tabena671,706/
Tobina67488/
Tavino67114/
Tewino6753/
Tavena6751/
Tevina6738/
Tovina6727/
Towena676/
Tabyna676/
Towino672/
Thojwinga671/
Taweno671/
Tauino671/
Thaiboina671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawina
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