Tiwaya Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Tiwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Tiwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tiwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tiwaya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tiwaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tiwaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Tiwaya is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Tiwaya reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Tiwaya
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