Tawye Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Tawye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Tawye (19) may also be a first name.
Tawye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tawye is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawye are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Tawye is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.
The surname Tawye is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,199,501. In Niger Tawye is mostly concentrated in: Niamey Capital District, where 38 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 31 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Niger it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 19 percent reside and Mauritania, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taweye | 91 | 764 | / |
| Tawyea | 91 | 52 | / |
| Tawyer | 91 | 17 | / |
| Tawaiye | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tawaaye | 83 | 7 | / |
| Taweiye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tawayye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taweyea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taaweye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tawie | 80 | 117 | / |
| Tawje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tewye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taweeh | 73 | 284 | / |
| Taweya | 73 | 30 | / |
| Taweai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tawieh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Taibye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teawie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taweyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thavye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawgeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawjey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawije | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toweye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taweja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toweyei | 67 | 18 | / |
| Taoueye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tahweyi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tayvies | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tawejhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teweiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tawihay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towhyee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tawye
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