Tohwa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tohwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tohwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tohwa (13) may also be a first name.

Tohwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tohwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tohwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tohwa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe Tohwa is most common in: Midlands Province, where 40 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 30 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tohwai914/
Towa894,898/
Toshwad831/
Tahwa801,096/
Towah801,042/
Touwa80375/
Toywa80371/
Thewa80357/
Thawa80324/
Towai80229/
Toiwa80223/
Toway80215/
Thowa80206/
Toewa8050/
Tohva8034/
Towau8028/
Towha8021/
Towoa8021/
Towea8014/
Tehwa8013/
Towaa8011/
Towua8011/
Toowa8011/
Towaj801/
Towad801/
Tobha801/
Dtowa801/
Tojwa801/
Thawai73855/
Toshua73107/
Tahawa7358/
Thovha7351/
Tuoway7331/
Thowat7323/
Touwai7321/
Thahwa7321/
Touwah7317/
Toeway7314/
Theway7312/
Thewah7311/
Towaha7311/
Thoswa7311/
Towaai739/
Towaij738/
Thaway738/
Toywua737/
Toiwea737/
Towaap736/
Towats736/
Thowai735/
Tohbah735/
Thojwa735/
Tovoha734/
Towhaa734/
Thewai733/
Towash733/
Thoiwa733/
Tobhai733/
Toywah732/
Towaih732/
Tochua732/
Tohbay732/
Toshva731/
Touwap731/
Thoway731/
Tehwah731/
Toways731/
Toewea731/
Toyuha731/
Teehwa731/
Thawah731/
Touway731/
Touwwa731/
Toswau731/
Towaay731/
Touhba731/
Theuwa731/
Thouwa731/
Thowha731/
Toowai731/
Tohwoh731/
Towhai731/
Toswad731/
Tahwai731/
Toba6726,406/
Tawa6714,497/
Towo677,816/
Tewa672,469/
Tova671,445/
Tochuea67195/
Tahouha6731/
Tashwat6715/
Tahawai6713/
Thewaha678/
Thawaha675/
Tobeeha672/
Thothua671/
Tahwhea671/
Toewhea671/
Toochua671/
Tobahai671/
Touhbai671/
Tashwaa671/
Thouwai671/
Thawatt671/
Tovhash671/
Thawhay671/
Thaewea671/
Thahwai671/
Thawach671/
Toshuas670/

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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 Tohwa
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