Tiwe Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

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

Tiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2481:533,26343,166
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Tiwé (1) are calculated separately.

Tiwe (291) may also be a first name.

Tiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tiwe occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Tiwé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 652,085th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Tiwe are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 517,703rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 291 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 533,263. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 98 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 2 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 1 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Tiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Tiwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.56% less than the national average, earning R 65,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiwé921/
Taiwe893,084/
Thiwe89576/
Tiwei8971/
Tiewe8951/
Tiwie8918/
Tiweh8912/
Tiwed896/
Teiwe894/
Tihwe893/
Tiwwe891/
Tiw86171/
Teiwes80776/
Tiewei80180/
Teiwei80113/
Toiwea807/
Taiwei806/
Tiwoue804/
Thiowe802/
Taiweh802/
Taiawe802/
Tiyowe802/
Teiwet801/
Toiwee801/
Tiweah801/
Toiewe801/
Teiwie801/
Tuiwie801/
Teyiwe801/
Tiwett800/
Tibe758,342/
Tiwa757,849/
Tawe756,130/
Tiwi751,941/
Tewe751,592/
Tuwe751,152/
Tive75448/
Teiw7549/
Tiwy7543/
Taiw7524/
Toiw7515/
Thiw752/
Tiwî751/
Tiwd751/
Tiwj751/
Tiyawet7347/
Thaiwet7335/
Htiwech7310/
Thaiwee739/
Theiwes739/
Htiwesh734/
Teiwett731/
Tiyoweh731/
Tiyewei731/
Tiwweat731/
Thiewey731/
Thiweis731/
Taiwest731/
Tuwei6710,258/
Taibe672,695/
Tiwaa672,452/
Thawe672,399/
Taiwa671,197/
Tivey671,080/
Tuhwe67771/
Tuweh67673/
Tiver67595/
Tawey67493/
Tives67447/
Thewe67374/
Tawee67337/
Touwe67321/
Tevie67288/
Tibhe67241/
Tewey67237/
Tisue67228/
Toiwa67223/
Tiwai67162/
Tawea67137/
Teibe67125/
Tauwe67122/
Tibee67111/
Titve67108/
Thiyawet6792/
Teweh6787/
Teiwa6773/
Tiewa6770/
Thuwe6767/
Tiway6763/
Tuwee6763/
Tuwey6760/
Tewee6759/
Tawei6757/
Tivet6755/
Teuwe6754/
Tievy6750/
Tibey6738/
Tievi6732/
Taive6731/
Tawue6725/
Tivhe6724/
Teive6723/
Tuvie6720/
Toive6718/
Tibea6718/
Tiwii6718/
Tjuie6717/
Tived6717/
Tajwe6716/
Htawe6714/
Thive6714/
Tewei6714/
Tuibe6714/
Tuwie6713/
Tivie6713/
Tewhe6713/
Tiove6712/
Toibe6711/
Taïwe679/
Teewe678/
Htuwe677/
Thaiw676/
Tewie676/
Tibei675/
Teawe675/
Tyowe674/
Tieve673/
Taawe673/
Tuuwe673/
Tihue672/
Tewea672/
Taiwi672/
Tuiwa672/
Tivez672/
Tiwoa672/
Taywe672/
Tahwe672/
Tuwhe671/
Tyhwe671/
Teweu671/
Tiwaj671/
Tieui671/
Tihwa671/
Tijwa671/
Tijwi671/
Tieyewei671/
Teweî671/
Taiwé671/
Tisve671/
Tiwiz671/
Tiveh671/
Tijue671/
Tywer671/
Toiwy671/
Tivei671/
Tewge671/
Tehwe671/
Tuive671/
Tijwd671/
Tywes671/
Tywet671/
Tewed671/

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