Tinwa Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tinwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1251:166,15317,852
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tinwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tinwa (Arabic: تينوا) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Tinwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tinwa live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 166,153. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 53 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Chad, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tinway91117/
Thinwa91109/
Tionwa9116/
Tainwa913/
Tinwai913/
Tinwas912/
Tnwa891/
Tainewa8372/
Tienwua831/
Tinnwat831/
Tenwa80709/
Tinwo8070/
Timwa8050/
Tinwe8030/
Tinua8018/
Tinba804/
Tnwai802/
Tinwi801/
Tenwah73360/
Timwat73208/
Timway7341/
Tenway7335/
Tenhwa7333/
Tinwet7325/
Teenwa7319/
Tenwaa736/
Tinuat734/
Tainwo734/
Tennwa733/
Tenwha733/
Tenwai732/
Tinwei732/
Tenwaz731/
Tenwap731/
Tinbaj731/
Tinweh731/
Tinuha731/
Tinuay731/
Timwua731/
Tinbau731/
Teinwo731/
Tienua731/
Thimwat67257/
Thenwat6719/
Tyneway6711/
Teenwaa676/
Tyonwua674/
Tnva672/
Tnwi672/
Thinwer671/
Tenwach671/
Tienwei671/
Tainwei671/
Tnba671/
Teenway671/

Tinwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tinwa in the Arabic language
تينواtynwa-

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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 Tinwa
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