Tawofaing Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tawofaing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawofaing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397

Tawofaing Last Name Facts

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

Tawofaing is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawofaing? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Tawofaing reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Tawofaing is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside and West Region, where 45 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawefang8224/
Taboufang781/
Towafaing781/
Tawofoun712/
Tawoufoun678/
Tavafan631/
Tawouffoun631/
Tawaphan591/
Thawaphan564/
Thawatphan5383/

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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 Tawofaing
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