Taïwo Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Taïwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taïwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin4051:25,5203,422
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

The alternate forms: Taiwo (169,287), Taîwo (74) & Taiwò (1) are calculated separately.

Taïwo (155) may also be a first name.

Taïwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taïwo is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Taiwo, Taîwo or Taiwò. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taïwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 718,674th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Taïwo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Taïwo is also the 738,219th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 155 people.

It is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 405 people, or 1 in 25,520. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 43 percent are found, Collines Department, where 33 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 7 percent are found. Barring Benin this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taiwo93169,287/
Taîwo9374/
Tawo894,821/
Taiwò871/
Tawou80123/
Tawoy8069/
Tawod8054/
Tawoj8054/
Tauwo8040/
Taewo8036/
Taawo8029/
Tawoh8028/
Tawoo8024/
Thawo8019/
Tawuo8010/
Tawoi806/
Taywo806/
Tawop801/
Tajwo801/
Tawgo801/
Toïwo801/
Taïwa801/
Ttawo801/
Dtawo801/
Taıwo801/
Taïbou7319/
Tahawo7319/
Taiwoa7310/
Taiwou739/
Tawooz739/
Tauwou738/
Taaiwo738/
Taiwoo737/
Taewoo736/
Tawouz735/
Tawoot735/
Teawoo734/
Ttaiwo734/
Thaiwo734/
Taiwwo733/
Taawoo733/
Taiwoh732/
Thawod732/
Tawout732/
Taiwho731/
Taiwoy731/
Teawou731/
Taiwoi731/
Tawouh731/
Tgaiwo731/
Teawoh731/
Taywho731/
Tabo6714,758/
Tawa6714,497/
Towo677,816/
Tewo67920/
Tavo67674/
Tawoosh671/
Taheewo671/

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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 Taïwo
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