Tokwi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tokwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tokwi (5) may also be a first name.

Tokwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tokwi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokwi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Tokwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tokwi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 5 people.

The surname Tokwi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Tokwi is mostly found in: Ogun, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonkwi9123/
Tokgwi9119/
Tokhwi9115/
Tohkwi911/
Tohnkwi836/
Thokgwi832/
Tounkwi831/
Tonkwui831/
Tokwe805,001/
Tokui804,487/
Takwi801,128/
Tekwi80204/
Tokwa80137/
Tukwi8036/
Tokwé801/
Thongkwi7751/
Thokwe73217/
Thukwi73186/
Tokhwe73148/
Tekwie7355/
Takwih7332/
Takwai7328/
Taskwi7325/
Tekwei7317/
Toukwa7315/
Tonkwe7313/
Tonkui7313/
Togwai7311/
Toukui736/
Toikwa736/
Tukwai734/
Tekwai734/
Tokwet732/
Tokgwe732/
Tokwep731/
Tokwee731/
Todkui731/
Tukwei731/
Tukgwi731/
Togwoi731/
Toukwe731/
Tokwaa731/
Takwoi731/
Takwie731/
Togwei731/
Thukgwi67132/
Tongwih6720/
Toukwet6718/
Tocwish6718/
Thokgwe6715/
Thokhwe6711/
Thongwi6710/
Tongkui676/
Thookwa676/
Tockwee671/
Toukgui671/
Tounkwe671/
Tounkui671/
Tohgwie671/
Thakwai671/
Tehkwai671/
Takkwai671/
Thokwer671/

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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 Tokwi
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