Tiawi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Tiawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tiawi (168) may also be a first name.

Tiawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tiawi is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiawi? popularity and diffusion

Tiawi is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Tiawi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Tiawi live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tiawi is also the 705,855th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 168 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Tiawi is most common in: Hela, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Tiawi exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjiawi91201/
Tihawi9156/
Tijawi917/
Tiawai912/
Tjiawie8314/
Tayiawi832/
Thihawi832/
Thiawei831/
Tihawii831/
Tiabi80378/
Tjawi8063/
Tiawe8050/
Tiawa8037/
Tyawi806/
Tiavi802/
Tihawa73117/
Tjiawa7353/
Tiaweh7322/
Tihabi739/
Tiawet737/
Tiaway732/
Tiaabi731/
Tiabai731/
Tijavi731/
Thiawe731/
Tihawy731/
Taiyabi67102/
Tijabij6757/
Tijavij6750/
Tijabai6714/
Tayyawi679/
Teiyowi675/
Taiyawa673/
Tehaswi673/
Taiyavi673/
Tiawoue672/
Tijobai672/
Tiawett671/
Thihawa671/
Tieowei671/
Tajiabi671/
Tijaiva671/

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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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  • 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 Tiawi
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