Tilwa Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Tilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tilwa (145) may also be a first name.
Tilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tilwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tilwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tilwa is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tilwa reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 145 people.
The last name Tilwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Tilwa is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 75 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Tilwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tilwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tlwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tillewa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Tilwach | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tillway | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tuilewa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tailewa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Telwa | 80 | 241 | / |
| Tilba | 80 | 44 | / |
| Tilwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Tilwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tlewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tilua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tylwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tillwach | 77 | 7 | / |
| Telwad | 73 | 12 | / |
| Tuilua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Telwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thelwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tilwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tilbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teelwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tlewad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tlewat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Teelwah | 67 | 189 | / |
| Tlba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tylwach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tlva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tlua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tlwi | 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 Tilwa
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