Thovu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Thovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Thovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thovu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thovu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thovu is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Thovu occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Thovu reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Thovu is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 50 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tovu | 89 | 68 | / |
| Tovuu | 80 | 266 | / |
| Tovut | 80 | 59 | / |
| Thavu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Thowu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Tovus | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tovou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tovup | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tovau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thevu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tovud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thavau | 73 | 91 | / |
| Toivut | 73 | 27 | / |
| Theveu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Touvou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tahbou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Toiveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thaavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tohbou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thoibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thevau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tobu | 67 | 2,777 | / |
| Tavu | 67 | 370 | / |
| Towu | 67 | 128 | / |
| Thavaud | 67 | 66 | / |
| Tevu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Thavaux | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tovhult | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thoibuu | 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 Thovu
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