Tawo Surname

98,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,0081:58,8914,412
Iran5421:141,66512,684
Benin2561:40,3735,198
Solomon Islands1691:3,432375
Cameroon1321:157,34117,155
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Indonesia1231:1,075,19777,786
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Uganda541:722,95035,796
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
England51:11,143,612252,590
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Tawo (1,008) may also be a first name.

Tawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawo occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,359th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,511,625 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Tawo are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 253,398th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 1,008 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,008 people, or 1 in 58,891. In Nigeria Tawo is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 79 percent reside, Lagos, where 3 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 11 percent reside and Benin, where 5 percent reside.

Tawo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tawo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning R 210,168 per year and in United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taiwo89169,287/
Taïwo89406/
Tawou89123/
Taîwo8974/
Tawoy8969/
Tawoj8954/
Tawod8954/
Tauwo8940/
Taewo8936/
Taawo8929/
Tawoh8928/
Tawoo8924/
Thawo8919/
Tawuo8910/
Taywo896/
Tawoi896/
Dtawo891/
Tawop891/
Taıwo891/
Tawgo891/
Ttawo891/
Tajwo891/
Tahawo8019/
Taiwoa8010/
Taiwou809/
Tawooz809/
Taaiwo808/
Tauwou808/
Taiwoo807/
Taewoo806/
Tawoot805/
Tawouz805/
Ttaiwo804/
Thaiwo804/
Teawoo804/
Taawoo803/
Taiwwo803/
Taiwoh802/
Tawout802/
Thawod802/
Taywho801/
Teawoh801/
Tgaiwo801/
Tawouh801/
Taiwoi801/
Teawou801/
Taiwho801/
Taiwoy801/
Tabo7514,758/
Tawa7514,497/
Towo757,816/
Tewo75920/
Tavo75674/
Taheewo731/
Tawoosh731/
Taibo6716,717/
Tabou672,417/
Tawah671,575/
Taboy671,267/
Taiwa671,197/
Tahwa671,096/
Towou67808/
Taboi67719/
Tavoa67592/
Thawa67324/
Taavo67284/
Tauwa67260/
Teabo67228/
Taybo67222/
Tawaa67213/
Taubo67213/
Taivo67175/
Taabo67121/
Tawha6791/
Taywa6791/
Tabuo6787/
Touwo6780/
Taewa6770/
Tabho6748/
Tauvo6731/
Teawa6728/
Taboo6727/
Towoh6723/
Towoa6721/
Toiwo6716/
Taevo6714/
Tawwa6714/
Htawa6712/
Towoi6711/
Thewo6711/
Tajwa679/
Teiwo679/
Tavos679/
Tewoh678/
Taawa676/
Tavoi675/
Taweu675/
Thowo675/
Tawua674/
Tewoy674/
Tavoy674/
Toewo674/
Towoo674/
Tavou673/
Tawaï673/
Teewo673/
Towos673/
Towoy673/
Toywo673/
Tavoh672/
Tavot672/
Thavo672/
Teuwo672/
Tahuo672/
Tahvo671/
Taboj671/
Tavod671/
Tatvo671/
Tuowo671/
Tasuo671/
Taiwò671/
Toïwo671/
Towoî671/
Toowo671/
Taíbo671/
Taîuo671/
Tuiwo671/
Towwo671/
Tajuo671/
Taïwa671/
Theawood670/

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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
  • 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 Tawo
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