Tawis Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Tawis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tawis (403) may also be a first name.

Tawis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tawis is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tawis is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Tawis is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Tawis are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 39 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tawis is also the 429,755th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 403 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 7,231,302. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 64 percent live, Mimaropa, where 29 percent live and Calabarzon, where 7 percent live. Besides The Philippines Tawis exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Afghanistan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taswis9125/
Tawish9117/
Tawais9110/
Tawaise832/
Tashwis831/
Tavis801,011/
Tabis80741/
Tawes80664/
Tewis80122/
Tawic8029/
Tawiz801/
Towis801/
Tabish734,168/
Tabois73355/
Thewis73322/
Tavish73320/
Tabais73300/
Tobais73104/
Thavis73103/
Tavios7334/
Tavies7325/
Taviss7325/
Tewish7319/
Tawwic7315/
Tavais7311/
Tawese7310/
Taibes7310/
Taveis737/
Thawes736/
Tawich735/
Tawees734/
Théwis734/
Tawaiz734/
Thawic732/
Taibis732/
Towies732/
Teuwis732/
Teavis731/
Teabis731/
Thawiz731/
Tawicz731/
Taives731/
Tavise731/
Tawess731/
Towise731/
Taubis731/
Tabiss731/
Tabuis731/
Taivis730/
Thabuis67708/
Theuwis67330/
Thavais6760/
Theewis6752/
Tawesse6740/
Touvais6736/
Tabhais6714/
Tayvies6710/
Tabisch678/
Thawees676/
Ta'bois674/
Tabishs674/
Tobaihs673/
Tabaish673/
Taabish673/
Theiwis673/
Thabois672/
Thaives671/
Thawich671/
Tobaish671/
Taiwest671/
Htewish671/
Thewijs671/
Tasvish671/
Tayvist671/
Towhish671/
Thavuis671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis