Thawu Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Thawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Thawu (16) may also be a first name.
Thawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thawu (Marathi: थाऊ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Thawu are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Thawu is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name in the world, borne by 16 people.
The surname Thawu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahawu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tawu | 89 | 611 | / |
| Tawou | 80 | 123 | / |
| Thewu | 80 | 115 | / |
| Tawau | 80 | 102 | / |
| Thavu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Taiwu | 80 | 42 | / |
| Thowu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Taawu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tawuh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Tawuu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Taweu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tawup | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tauwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tawui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thavau | 73 | 91 | / |
| Thabuy | 73 | 17 | / |
| Taiwou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tauwou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tawouz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tawhud | 73 | 4 | / |
| Theabu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tawout | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thaivu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tewhau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taiwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tawouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thaavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tehwuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thabeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thevau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tauwus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabu | 67 | 71,722 | / |
| Tewu | 67 | 1,379 | / |
| Tavu | 67 | 370 | / |
| Towu | 67 | 128 | / |
| Thavaud | 67 | 66 | / |
| Thavaux | 67 | 22 | / |
| Thahabu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tauhwud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tahaibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahabeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tachwut | 67 | 1 | / |
Thawu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thawu in the Marathi language | ||
| थाऊ | tha'u | - |
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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 Thawu
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