Tihwayo Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tihwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tihwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1521:256,83718,920
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Tihwayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tihwayo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tihwayo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tihwayo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 256,837. In Uganda Tihwayo is mostly found in: Isingiro District, where 18 percent are found, Kiruhura District, where 13 percent are found and Buhweju District, where 9 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiwayo924/
Theihwayo881/
Tihuayo86152/
Tehwayo8622/
Tuhwayo861/
Tiway8363/
Thejwayo801/
Tihuay77765/
Tiwayi7775/
Tibayo7727/
Tiwaya7720/
Theway7712/
Tuwayo7712/
Tiwajo7710/
Tuhway777/
Tibhay773/
Thuway772/
Tewayo771/
Thyway771/
Taiway771/
Tywayo771/
Tehuayo712,971/
Tuhuayo714/
Thihuay712/
Tehwayu712/
Thiwajo711/
Thaiway711/
Tuhweyo711/
Taibayo711/
Taiwayi711/
Tibay675,179/
Tiwaa672,452/
Tuway67330/
Tiwai67162/
Tivay6740/
Tiwou6729/
Teway6714/
Tehwahyu674/
Tiwoa672/
Tiwau672/
Tiwaj671/
Tehuayod671/
Tyway671/

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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 Tihwayo
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