Tawus Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Tawus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 588 | 1:301,263 | 16,819 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Tawus (398) may also be a first name.
Tawus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tawus is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 467,272nd most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname Tawus is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tawus are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tawus is also the 432,848th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 398 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 301,263. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 68 percent are found, Plateau, where 16 percent are found and Taraba, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawous | 91 | 169 | / |
| Thawus | 91 | 41 | / |
| Tawuse | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tauwus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tawaus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tawoush | 83 | 8 | / |
| Thawuse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tavus | 80 | 1,337 | / |
| Tabus | 80 | 423 | / |
| Tawos | 80 | 15 | / |
| Towus | 80 | 10 | / |
| Tewus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tabush | 73 | 139 | / |
| Tawoos | 73 | 128 | / |
| Tavous | 73 | 100 | / |
| Taubus | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tawouz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Taybus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tavush | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tabuss | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teabus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taveus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tabaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabuis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taiwos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taibus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tewhus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toweus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taboush | 67 | 838 | / |
| Thabuis | 67 | 708 | / |
| Thawoos | 67 | 399 | / |
| Tavoush | 67 | 29 | / |
| Toywuse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tawoosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taabous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thavuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabusch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teabush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Taubush | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tawus
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