Torwa Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Torwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Torwa (14) may also be a first name.

Torwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Torwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Torwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Torwa is the 2,293,424th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Torwa is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Torwa live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Torwa is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name in the world, held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 302,711. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 65 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent live and Midlands Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Torwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torwua91463/
Torwah9117/
Torwaa914/
Thorwa914/
Torwaz911/
Torweah8315/
Tourwai832/
Tourway831/
Torba805,615/
Torua80940/
Tarwa80767/
Torva80118/
Turwa8027/
Torwo8011/
Terwa8011/
Torwe806/
Thorwath777/
Tourba732,324/
Torbay731,299/
Tarway73624/
Torzua73133/
Terway73126/
Taerwa73118/
Terwua73112/
Tarwah7383/
Thorwe7375/
Tourva7374/
Tharwa7359/
Torvas7338/
Torbai7338/
Torvat7337/
Tarwai7335/
Tourwé7329/
Tourwe7325/
Torwoo7325/
Torwee7323/
Torvay7315/
Torvad7315/
Tourua737/
Torweh737/
Turwah736/
Tarzwa736/
Toirua736/
Tarwea735/
Tarwua734/
Torwie734/
Torwit734/
Turwat733/
Torvaa732/
Torwes732/
Torbaj732/
Tourwi732/
Turway731/
Toorua731/
Terwaj731/
Thorva731/
Terwha731/
Toruea731/
Torbau731/
Terwah731/
Tatrwa731/
Tarwaj731/
Tarwaz731/
Therwa731/
Torwei731/
Torbaa731/
Teerwa731/
Torwue731/
Tourvas67119/
Thorwid6733/
Taharwa6732/
Tarwhea6724/
Torwich6712/
Tourbah6712/
Therway679/
Thorwer675/
Touhrba671/
Tourbai671/
Torwest671/
Turwasz671/
Torhwue671/
Tarwauy671/
Tuirewa671/

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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 Torwa
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