Tawoye Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Tawoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tawoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tawoye is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tawoye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawoye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawoye reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
It is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 90 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Tawoye
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