Tivu Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tivu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tivu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Uganda471:830,62338,869
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tivu (92) may also be a first name.

Tivu Last Name Facts

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

Tivu (Hindi: टीवु, Oriya: ଟିଭୂ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tivu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tivu is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Tivu occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tivu reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tivu is also the 992,070th most numerous first name on earth, held by 92 people.

The surname Tivu is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea Tivu is mostly found in: Madang, where 47 percent live, West New Britain, where 45 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 6 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 49 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taivu8922/
Tivut8917/
Tivud8911/
Tivus893/
Tivou892/
Tivau892/
Thivu891/
Toivut8027/
Tivaux806/
Thaivu802/
Taivou801/
Tivaut801/
Toiveu801/
Thivou801/
Tiveus801/
Tievou801/
Thivau801/
Tibu754,627/
Tiwu75745/
Tevu7550/
Tuvu7513/
Thiveux7331/
Thivaud733/
Tivault732/
Thivaut731/
Thievau731/
Taibu675,377/
Tibus671,314/
Tibau67857/
Timpu67743/
Tibui67134/
Tibud67100/
Toibu6782/
Tibut6769/
Tibou6749/
Taiwu6742/
Thivault6741/
Tevou6731/
Tiwou6729/
Thibu6723/
Tuvau6718/
Tiwuh6714/
Tibuh6714/
Tuvui6712/
Tyvus679/
Teevu675/
Tevus675/
Teiwu675/
Tibhu674/
Teibu673/
Tibeu673/
Tuibu673/
Tiewu673/
Thuvu672/
Tiwau672/
Thevu671/
Tuyvu671/
Tyveu671/
Tivoe671/
Tiobu671/
Tyovu671/
Tibuy671/
Teveu671/
Tevau671/

Tivu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tivu in the Oriya language
ଟିଭୂtibhu-
Tivu in the Hindi language
टीवुtivu50
तिवूtivu25
टीवूtivu25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tivu
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