Tawuya Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tawuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2931:52,6908,013
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tawuya (254) may also be a first name.

Tawuya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tawuya is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawuya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 899,940th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawuya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tawuya is also the 559,024th most frequent given name globally, held by 254 people.

The last name Tawuya is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 52,690. In Zimbabwe Tawuya is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 26 percent are found, Harare Province, where 26 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 24 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Mozambique, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawouya922/
Tabuya83682/
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Tawiya83263/
Tawaya83244/
Taweya8330/
Tawuia834/
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Thawiya775/
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Tawayah771/
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Tawai731,758/
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Tawou73123/
Tawau73102/
Tabuy7395/
Tawoy7369/
Taweu735/
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Tawayhah711/
Thawiyat711/
Tawaja6719,858/
Tawaye678,521/
Tabuyo671,748/
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Tabiya67755/
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Taweyo671/
Tawouh671/
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Teawou671/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawuya
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