Tosiu Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Tosiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Tosiu (23) may also be a first name.
Tosiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tosiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tosiu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tosiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Tosiu? popularity and diffusion
Tosiu is the 3,485,539th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Tosiu is mostly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Tosiu live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 23 people.
The last name Tosiu is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Milne Bay, where 93 percent live and Bougainville, where 7 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Tosiu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
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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 Tosiu
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