Tchiwo Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tchiwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
Tchiwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchiwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchiwo is found most in Cameroon. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchiwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchiwo reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Tchiwo is most prevalent in: West Region, where 60 percent live, East Region, where 20 percent live and Littoral Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 38 percent live.
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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 Tchiwo
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