Tiawa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tiawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tiawa (756) may also be a first name.

Tiawa Last Name Facts

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

Tiawa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Tiawa reside; 46 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 46 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tiawa is also the 298,808th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 756 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Tiawa is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 50 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tihawa91117/
Tjiawa9153/
Tiawah916/
Tiaway912/
Tiawai912/
Thiawa912/
Tiawat911/
Tiawua911/
Taiyawa833/
Tiaawat831/
Thihawa831/
Tiaba80581/
Tiawo80438/
Tiawe8050/
Tyawa8045/
Tiowa8034/
Tiava8018/
Tiaua808/
Tiawi806/
Taiyaywa771/
Tjiawi73201/
Tehawa7379/
Tihawi7356/
Tihava7325/
Tiaweh7322/
Tiajua7310/
Tijawi737/
Tiawet737/
Tiaïba734/
Tyawua734/
Tijava734/
Tiawoh732/
Tieowa732/
Tiabai731/
Teeawa731/
Thyawa731/
Tyhawa731/
Tihawy731/
Tihowa731/
Tiavad731/
Tiasua731/
Tiowah731/
Tiabea731/
Tiayba731/
Tiaabi731/
Thiawe731/
Tiavea731/
Taiyaba67787/
Tiachua6735/
Taiyava6722/
Tyoawua6722/
Tagiava6720/
Tayiaba6719/
Tjiawie6714/
Tijabai6714/
Thiahua674/
Tjawaya674/
Tiovaya673/
Tiawoue672/
Thihawi672/
Tayiawi672/
Tiahava671/
Tieowah671/
Tiawett671/
Tyoawaa671/
Tijaiva671/
Teahwah671/
Tihawii671/
Ttijava671/
Thiawei671/
Tihoiwa671/

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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
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  • 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 Tiawa
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