Tawit Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tawit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tawit (518) may also be a first name.

Tawit Last Name Facts

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

Tawit (Arabic: تاويت) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tawit.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tawit is the 1,674,734th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Tawit occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Tawit live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 371,231st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 518 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 517,443. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawait9187/
Tawite9150/
Thawit911/
Tajwit911/
Thawait83176/
Tawaitt831/
Thawite831/
Tabit809,112/
Tawid80144/
Tawet8096/
Tavit8064/
Towit806/
Tewit804/
Tawyt801/
Thawithe7725/
Tawhid735,651/
Tawete732,254/
Taviot73479/
Taibet73103/
Tajwid7359/
Towait7347/
Thawet7336/
Tahwid7331/
Taviet7324/
Tavite7310/
Taabit736/
Tawoid735/
Tasuit735/
Tabitt735/
Taubit734/
Tavait733/
Tewith733/
Thavit733/
Tabait733/
Taboit733/
Taewid732/
Tawaid732/
Tovait732/
Tewait731/
Taivet731/
Tawyte731/
Taivit731/
Taavit731/
Tawyot731/
Taweet731/
Htabit731/
Tavitt731/
Tavith731/
Tauwet731/
Tabeit731/
Tawett731/
Tewitt731/
Towitt730/
Thewit730/
Thaiwet6735/
Tawouet6719/
Thavait6718/
Tawethe673/
Thavith672/
Thaivet671/
Taibait671/
Tayvist671/
Taisuit671/
Tawayte671/
Tavuite671/
Tavaite671/
Thabuit671/
Thabhit671/
Taiwest671/
Tavidth671/
Taubeit671/
Tasweth670/
Taivitt670/

Tawit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawit in the Arabic language
تاويتtawyt-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Tawit
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