Tovai Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tovai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tovai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Tóvai (1) are calculated separately.

Tovai (53) may also be a first name.

Tovai Last Name Facts

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

Tovai has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as: Tóvai. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tovai is the 1,785,358th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Tovai are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tovai is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name globally It is held by 53 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Tovai is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 52 percent are found, Madang, where 16 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Tovai occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Tovai Last Name Statistics demography

Tovai earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tóvai931/
Tovgai9118/
Toevai914/
Toivai912/
Tovait912/
Touvai911/
Tovaia911/
Tova891,445/
Tovi891,184/
Touvais8336/
Touvgai8334/
Tobai802,180/
Tovio801,324/
Tavai80624/
Towai80229/
Toiva80173/
Toovi8094/
Tevai8059/
Tovoa8054/
Toeva8048/
Tuovi8045/
Tovis8044/
Tuova8040/
Tovas8038/
Thovi8036/
Tohva8034/
Touva8028/
Tovie8024/
Touvi8023/
Tovae8023/
Tovaç8021/
Toivi8020/
Tovat8017/
Toova8015/
Tovay8014/
Tovah8014/
Tovoi8010/
Tovap8010/
Tovaz809/
Toevi807/
Tovhi806/
Tovii806/
Tovei806/
Tovea805/
Toviš805/
Tovaj804/
Thova803/
Tovau802/
Toviy801/
Tohvi801/
Tosvi801/
Tovip801/
Tovit801/
Thouvais772/
Thavai73813/
Toivio73456/
Tompai73347/
Tobaie73270/
Tuivai73202/
Tobais73104/
Tovatt7386/
Tobaji7386/
Tovaas7372/
Tavayi7359/
Toivat7356/
Toovis7353/
Thovha7351/
Toubai7349/
Tobayi7345/
Tovich7336/
Tavaiy7335/
Tavaio7334/
Touwai7321/
Tobaih7319/
Toovoi7319/
Touvat7318/
Toivis7317/
Tuovio7316/
Teuvai7316/
Toveas7315/
Touvay7313/
Tovish7311/
Tavais7311/
Tobaii739/
Towaai739/
Toibai738/
Towaij738/
Thobai738/
Taevai738/
Tavaji737/
Toviji736/
Toveya736/
Thowai735/
Tovuie735/
Tovuio734/
Tohwai734/
Toivas734/
Tovoha734/
Tovuia734/
Toyvio733/
Tavait733/
Tavgai733/
Tovioh733/
Tobaio733/
Toivay733/
Tobhai733/
Thovio732/
Towaih732/
Touvas732/
Tovoya732/
Touvis732/
Toovio731/
Toshva731/
Totbai731/
Totvad731/
Tovacz731/
Tahvai731/
Tavaiz731/
Toovie731/
Ttobai731/
Thovis731/
Tovhio731/
Tavaid731/
Tóvaji731/
Toivii731/
Tova'a731/
Tovaya731/
Toveha731/
Toveij731/
Tovìas731/
Towaia731/
Tavaai731/
Tavaie731/
Thevai731/
Thouvi731/
Thovad731/
Toowai731/
Toyvis731/
Tobaai731/
Towhai731/
Toobai731/
Tosbai731/
Tabi6726,594/
Toba6726,406/
Tobi6715,463/
Tava677,303/
Tawi676,423/
Towa674,898/
Tevi673,976/
Teva673,519/
Tavi671,721/
Toviyah67489/
Towi67439/
Tove67387/
Tovy67249/
Toubaji67150/
Thavaai67108/
Thavaji6720/
Thouvay6718/
Thovhei6712/
Tobayhi6711/
Tobaiah6710/
Thovoya679/
Toobaie677/
Toviyas676/
Towaiit675/
Thavaij674/
Tavayit673/
Tobaihs673/
Tavaies672/
Tobaias672/
Tovieye672/
Thavaii672/
Toubayi672/
Thoviya671/
Tobahia671/
Tövi671/
Thavayi671/
Tabaova671/
Toovgoi671/
Tobahai671/
Toivgoi671/
Touviya671/
Touhbai671/
Tatvaai671/
Thouwai671/
Thovuya671/
Tovajas671/
Tobaish671/
Tovhash671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tovai
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