Tawuu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tawuu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawuu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tawuu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawuu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawuu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Tawuu reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Tawuu is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawu89611/
Tawou80123/
Thawu80111/
Tawau80102/
Taiwu8042/
Tawue8025/
Taawu8015/
Tawuh8013/
Taweu805/
Taubu802/
Tawup802/
Teawu801/
Tawui801/
Tewuu801/
Tauwu801/
Tauvau7336/
Taiwou739/
Tauwou738/
Tawouz735/
Taubui734/
Tawhud734/
Taiwau732/
Tawout732/
Tahawu731/
Tauwus731/
Tahwui731/
Teawou731/
Tawouh731/
Taabuu731/
Taibuu731/
Tabu6771,722/
Tewu671,379/
Tavu67370/
Towu67128/
Tauhwud676/
Tachwut671/

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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 Tawuu
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