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
Tiwa (Oriya: ତିୱା, Tibetan: ཏིར་ཝ།) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 63,806th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 928,468 people. It 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 frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 2,889 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3,714 people, or 1 in 5,592. In Cameroon Tiwa is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 32 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 31 percent reside and West Region, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Togo, where 9 percent reside.
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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