Tilawa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Tilawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tilawa (24) may also be a first name.

Tilawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tilawa is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tilawa is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Tilawa reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Java, where 60 percent live, South Sumatra, where 20 percent live and Bengkulu, where 10 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilawah92146/
Tuilawa927/
Tilawad922/
Telawa8353/
Tilava8347/
Tilawi8341/
Tulawa8321/
Tilawe8320/
Tilewa8319/
Thilawath803/
Tilavat771,675/
Tailava77111/
Tilaeva7760/
Tilavai779/
Tuilewa774/
Tilavaj773/
Tailewa773/
Tulawai772/
Tilabay772/
Titlawo771/
Thelawa771/
Tilavad771/
Tilabai771/
Tielava771/
Tilyaeva7145/
Thilawet7120/
Tilabhai717/
Tailavad711/
Tilavais711/
Tilavaid711/
Tilavaai711/
Tiliaeva711/
Telaiwad711/
Tullaway710/
Tilova673,561/
Tileva67849/
Telewa67660/
Tulava67304/
Tilave67234/
Telawy67183/
Tulowa6769/
Tilavi6746/
Tulewa6718/
Tilabi6717/
Telawi6716/
Telawe677/
Tailavaya673/
Tilabe673/
Telava672/
Telawo671/
Tiloba671/
Thailavat671/
Tilowi671/
Tilewo671/
Telowa671/
Tilavahad671/
Tilavo671/

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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 Tilawa
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