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 can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thovu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Thovu occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Thovu live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Thovu is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Thovu is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 50 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside.
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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