Tiwa Surname
Approximately 7,849 people bear this surname
Tiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3,714 | 1:5,592 | 677 |
| Indonesia | 2,369 | 1:55,825 | 6,178 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Tanzania | 239 | 1:221,513 | 18,438 |
| Iran | 169 | 1:454,334 | 27,907 |
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| Papua New Guinea | 125 | 1:65,230 | 8,500 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Benin | 56 | 1:184,564 | 17,920 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Bhutan | 4 | 1:154,010 | 967 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Tiwa (2,889) may also be a first name.
Tiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tiwa (Oriya: ତିୱା, Tibetan: ཏིར་ཝ།) occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tiwa? popularity and diffusion
Tiwa is the 63,806th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 928,468 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Tiwa reside; 45 percent reside in Central Africa and 45 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tiwa is also the 135,217th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 2,889 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3,714 people, or 1 in 5,592. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 32 percent live, Littoral Region, where 31 percent live and West Region, where 19 percent live. Other than Cameroon it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and Togo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiwaa | 89 | 2,452 | / |
| Taiwa | 89 | 1,197 | / |
| Toiwa | 89 | 223 | / |
| Thiwa | 89 | 175 | / |
| Tiwai | 89 | 162 | / |
| Tiwah | 89 | 95 | / |
| Teiwa | 89 | 73 | / |
| Tiewa | 89 | 70 | / |
| Tiway | 89 | 63 | / |
| Tiwua | 89 | 22 | / |
| Tiwau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tuiwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tiwoa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tiwaj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tihwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tijwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tiwaah | 80 | 708 | / |
| Tuiwai | 80 | 258 | / |
| Thiwai | 80 | 181 | / |
| Taiwap | 80 | 78 | / |
| Tiewah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Teiwai | 80 | 18 | / |
| Taiwai | 80 | 14 | / |
| Taiwoa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Toiwea | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tiwaha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thoiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Taiwau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Taihwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuiwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taiway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taiwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiweah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiwa'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiwaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiwath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiowah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taiwad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiba | 75 | 15,437 | / |
| Tuwa | 75 | 3,190 | / |
| Tewa | 75 | 2,469 | / |
| Tiwi | 75 | 1,941 | / |
| Tiva | 75 | 1,651 | / |
| Tiwo | 75 | 982 | / |
| Tiwe | 75 | 463 | / |
| Tiwy | 75 | 43 | / |
| Tywa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tjwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tiwé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tiwî | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tiwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taiswad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Thaiway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taiswaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taiswah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiwweat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thiewha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thiwatt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Taiwo | 67 | 169,287 | / |
| Tieva | 67 | 53,395 | / |
| Tibay | 67 | 5,179 | / |
| Taiba | 67 | 4,772 | / |
| Taiwe | 67 | 3,084 | / |
| Toiba | 67 | 2,185 | / |
| Teiba | 67 | 1,832 | / |
| Tibau | 67 | 857 | / |
| Tuwai | 67 | 849 | / |
| Tibai | 67 | 576 | / |
| Thiwe | 67 | 576 | / |
| Teiva | 67 | 374 | / |
| Toywa | 67 | 371 | / |
| Thewa | 67 | 357 | / |
| Tuway | 67 | 330 | / |
| Tivai | 67 | 313 | / |
| Taiva | 67 | 260 | / |
| Tibha | 67 | 207 | / |
| Tewaa | 67 | 193 | / |
| Tewah | 67 | 185 | / |
| Toiva | 67 | 173 | / |
| Tuhwa | 67 | 165 | / |
| Tuwah | 67 | 164 | / |
| Teuwa | 67 | 129 | / |
| Tivad | 67 | 101 | / |
| Tivga | 67 | 97 | / |
| Taywa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Tivas | 67 | 89 | / |
| Tiwei | 67 | 71 | / |
| Tiova | 67 | 57 | / |
| Tibaa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Tiewe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Teewa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tivay | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tewai | 67 | 34 | / |
| Thiva | 67 | 34 | / |
| Tihua | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tuwau | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tiwou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Teawa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tiwie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tibea | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tiwii | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tijua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tuiba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Toiwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Teway | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tehwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tiweh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tywua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tisva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tivat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tijva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tuiva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tivha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tajwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teiwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Toiua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tiewo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tiwed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tuwha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Titva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dtewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dtuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teiwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tewua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thaiswat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tewau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tihwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teywa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tyswa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tivau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tewea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tiwop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tivah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taiwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tewap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ttuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tijwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taiwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taiwò | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiwiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tivaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiëba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tihba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tojwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toiwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htiba | 67 | 1 | / |
Tiwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tiwa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏིར་ཝ། | tirwa | - |
| Tiwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ତିୱା | tiwa | - |
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