Tiwu Surname
Approximately 745 people bear this surname
Tiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 673 | 1:196,507 | 18,692 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tiwu (2,480) may also be a first name.
Tiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tiwu is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tiwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 454,874th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,781,941 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Tiwu are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tiwu is also the 148,306th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 2,480 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 673 people, or 1 in 196,507. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 93 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwu | 89 | 42 | / |
| Tiwou | 89 | 29 | / |
| Tiwuh | 89 | 14 | / |
| Teiwu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Tiewu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tiwau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Taiwou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Taiwau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tiewou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thiwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tibu | 75 | 4,627 | / |
| Tewu | 75 | 1,379 | / |
| Tuwu | 75 | 97 | / |
| Tivu | 75 | 96 | / |
| Tichwut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Taibu | 67 | 5,377 | / |
| Tibau | 67 | 857 | / |
| Tewou | 67 | 650 | / |
| Tewuh | 67 | 434 | / |
| Tuwuh | 67 | 196 | / |
| Tibui | 67 | 134 | / |
| Thewu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Toibu | 67 | 82 | / |
| Tibou | 67 | 49 | / |
| Tuwau | 67 | 31 | / |
| Taivu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tivut | 67 | 17 | / |
| Thuwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tywua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tivud | 67 | 11 | / |
| Teewu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tibhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teibu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tuibu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tibeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tivus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tewau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tivou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tivau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tewui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tiwoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tibuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Tiwu
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