Tiuwa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tiuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tiuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tiuwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiuwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Tiuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Tiuwa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Tiuwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 90 percent reside and Machakos County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiuwai919/
Tiuba80127/
Tyuwa80123/
Tiuva8022/
Tjuwa801/
Toyuwa7321/
Tyouwa7311/
Tyuwau736/
Tiouba732/
Tyuwua731/
Thiouba6739/
Știubea6735/
Tyohuwa679/
Tieuwou672/
Toyuhwa671/
Tuyowua671/
Tieowah671/
Tiouwou671/
Tehouwa671/
Teheuwa671/
Tojuiwa671/
Tyouhwa671/
Toyuwah671/
Tijubai671/

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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 Tiuwa
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