Tawko Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tawko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tawko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawko is most common in Niger. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Tawko are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The last name Tawko is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 67 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Niger it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The Philippines, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thawko911/
Thawkou831/
Tawka8013/
Towko801/
Tavko801/
Tawkaz732/
Towkoo731/
Tabkou731/
Tawkah731/
Tawkhat671/
Teiweko671/
Thawkat671/
Tafka6039/
Tawqa603/
Tafco602/
Tewka601/
Tobko601/
Towka601/
Tevko601/
Tavco600/
Tavkas5554/
Tawqah554/
Thowka551/
Thavka551/
Towkat551/
Tafkat551/
Tawfqa551/
Tawqat551/
Tavkach509/
Towkach507/
Tasvkaa504/
Towkacz503/
Tavkaha501/
Tovkhoi501/

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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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  • 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 Tawko
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