Tiwale Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tiwale Surname Definition:

Tiwale is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: let us shine and be a beacon for others to follow.

Tiwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
India2161:3,551,229100,445
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tiwale (475) may also be a first name.

Tiwale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tiwale is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: let us shine and be a beacon for others to follow.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Tiwale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tiwale (Marathi: तीवले) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiwale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 654,010th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Tiwale reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tiwale is also the 390,402nd most widespread given name globally, borne by 475 people.

It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Not including Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 47 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiwhale928/
Thiwale921/
Tiwalee921/
Tiwal9125/
Tihwaele861/
Thiwhale861/
Tiwahale861/
Tivale832,256/
Tiwald83143/
Tibale83116/
Tuwale8338/
Taiwal8332/
Tiwali8316/
Tiwole8316/
Tiwala8310/
Tihwal835/
Tewale834/
Tivhale77370/
Toiwele7741/
Taiwala7712/
Tibaile7710/
Tiwalai778/
Tisvale778/
Tivahle777/
Thivale776/
Tuivale774/
Tiwaali773/
Thiwall772/
Tibaale772/
Thiwali772/
Taivale772/
Taiswal772/
Tiwalla771/
Thiwala771/
Thewale771/
Thiewal771/
Tiewala771/
Taiwali771/
Tiouale771/
Tewal73518/
Tibal73229/
Tiwol7361/
Tival7344/
Thiwalai71375/
Tebiyale717/
Tivayale712/
Thiewele711/
Tihuatle711/
Tibiyale711/
Tiewoule711/
Ttivalhe711/
Taheiwal711/
Tewele673,157/
Tieval67521/
Tibole67414/
Tibaly67214/
Tywala67202/
Tioual67170/
Tibali67104/
Tebale67103/
Taival6760/
Tuwole6756/
Tevale6750/
Tuival6740/
Tivald6737/
Tuwali6730/
Tewile6723/
Tivala6722/
Tewali6715/
Tivali6714/
Tiwold6713/
Tejwal6712/
Tuvale6710/
Tewala679/
Téwald678/
Tywele677/
Tevile676/
Dtewal675/
Tivile675/
Toival674/
Thewal674/
Titval674/
Tivole674/
Tibail674/
Tiball673/
Tewole673/
Tivele673/
Tivalt672/
Taibal672/
Tuwele672/
Tywali672/
Tjwala672/
Taywal671/
Tajwal671/
Thisswald671/
Thivaulle671/
Tiwool671/
Tioval671/
Tewall670/

Tiwale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tiwale in the Marathi language
तीवलेtivale44.07
तीवालेtivale35.59
टीवालेtivale10.17
टीवाळेtivale3.39
तिवालेtivale1.69
िनलेशinalesa1.69

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