Tovalou Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tovalou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tovalou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1211:85,41810,024
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tovalou (27) may also be a first name.

Tovalou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tovalou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovalou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tovalou is the 1,637,889th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. Tovalou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tovalou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 85,418. In Benin Tovalou is most prevalent in: Mono Department, where 37 percent reside, Zou Department, where 31 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Benin it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tovalu925/
Tovalo921/
Tovalue865/
Tobalou864/
Tavalou863/
Towalu77469/
Tobalo7794/
Towalo7744/
Tavalo7713/
Tovolo7712/
Tavalu779/
Tobalu774/
Tovala774/
Tovolu771/
Touwailou751/
Thobalo7190/
Tavallo7189/
Tabalou7129/
Tabolou7119/
Toobalo7117/
Tavalau718/
Thovala712/
Tavalos711/
Tovolos711/
Tompalu711/
Tovaula711/
Tovalia711/
Toivala711/
Toballo711/
Tavalot710/
Thovhala6794/
Toompalu6766/
Tovaglia6713/
Tobatlau678/
Toivaala677/
Touballo673/
Tahavalu671/
Tousvala671/
Toballos671/
Tooballo671/
Taboulou671/
Thavaleu671/

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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
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  • 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 Tovalou
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