Theoway Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Theoway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Theoway Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1631:27,0462,616
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Theoway Last Name Facts

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

Theoway is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theoway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Theoway is the 1,338,236th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Theoway reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 27,046. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 41 percent live, Grand Kru County, where 25 percent live and Maryland County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teowa833/
Tehowayo801/
Tehewa77742/
Tieowa772/
Tihowa771/
Teowah771/
Teobay771/
Tejowah714/
Tehouwa711/
Tihoiwa711/
Theoboy711/
Tieowah711/
Teheuwa711/
Theovat711/
Toyoway711/
Teoba671,355/
Teova67217/
Tyowa6780/
Tiowa6734/
Thiehowe671/
Teowe671/
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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 Theoway
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