Tomawa Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tomawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tomawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin871:118,80013,087
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Tomawa Last Name Facts

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

Tomawa is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomawa? popularity and diffusion

Tomawa is the 1,828,462nd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Tomawa live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 118,800. In Benin Tomawa is mostly found in: Mono Department, where 70 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 21 percent are found and Zou Department, where 5 percent are found. Not including Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toumawai861/
Tamawa83110/
Temawa834/
Tomava834/
Tomawo833/
Tomawe832/
Tomawi832/
Tomaba831/
Tumawa831/
Thomasway801/
Toommawat801/
Thommawat801/
Tomaeva771,496/
Tomowau7732/
Tameawa7722/
Tomasua7716/
Tomouwa7715/
Tammawa7712/
Tamaswa7711/
Toemowa774/
Tumawas773/
Tomoiwa772/
Tomawei771/
Tomahua771/
Tommawo771/
Tumawai771/
Tomeewa771/
Toumewa771/
Tumawat771/
Temawai771/
Tamhawa771/
Tammawat7122/
Tummawat7112/
Toumawou714/
Toumabai713/
Thamawat712/
Tammawai712/
Tomoiwau711/
Tomaawis711/
Toumaeva711/
Thomaswatts711/
Tummawad711/
Tummawai711/
Thammawa711/
Tomabhai711/
Toumahua711/
Tomova676,993/
Tamawi67809/
Tomavo67403/
Tomeva67291/
Tamawy67156/
Tomabe67129/
Tomave6749/
Tamaba6736/
Temewa6727/
Tamawe6716/
Tamawo6716/
Tamava6711/
Thammawai679/
Tomewo679/
Thummawai678/
Tumaba675/
Tumawe673/
Temawo673/
Tomoba672/
Tamowa672/
Tamewa672/
Temava671/
Tomabo671/
Tomowe671/
Tomowo671/
Tomavá671/
Tumawi671/
Tumawy671/
Tomaszswi671/
Thammaway671/

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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 Tomawa
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