Tovia Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Tovia Surname User-submission:

The surname Tovía comes from the Tovía River in Spain, close to Arrioja.

Tovia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Samoa41:48,452659
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

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

Tovia (643) may also be a first name.

Tovia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tovía comes from the Tovía River in Spain, close to Arrioja.

- anacarmengt

Tovia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tovia occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Toviá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 793,288th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Tovia reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tovia is also the 327,926th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 643 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 937,938. In Indonesia Tovia is most common in: Riau Islands, where 47 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 34 percent reside and Lampung, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and New Zealand, where 12 percent reside.

Tovia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tovia are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tovia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 81.59% more than the national average, earning $41,225,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 24% less than the national average, earning $32,794 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toviá931/
Tovias913,608/
Toviaz9116/
Touvia9110/
Toviah913/
Toviaa911/
Toivia911/
Tovieha83206/
Toviaou833/
Toviash831/
Tobia807,312/
Tovio801,324/
Tavia80341/
Tevia8025/
Towia8023/
Tovea805/
Tovya803/
Távia801/
Toviahou77163/
Tobias7394,724/
Toubia737,490/
Toviho731,847/
Tobiah73937/
Toivio73456/
Tobiaz7366/
Towiah7346/
Tovios7342/
Tobija7336/
Taviad7326/
Taviah7320/
Tuovio7316/
Thobia7313/
Tevija7310/
Tobiha737/
Tauvia737/
Toobia735/
Toyvio733/
Tompia733/
Tovioh733/
Thovio732/
Tobiaş732/
Tahvia732/
Taviat731/
Tuobia731/
Taevia731/
Tobiaľ731/
Tobiaś731/
Tobiaș731/
Toveha731/
Tojwia731/
Tovhio731/
Toweia731/
Toybia731/
Tonpia731/
Tavija731/
Taviea731/
Toovio731/
Tavegia6785/
Tobijaš6784/
Toewiah6781/
Tobiass6766/
Tobiash6744/
Touviot6722/
Tobijas6722/
Toubiah6716/
Toubias6716/
Thoviho677/
Tobaiya675/
Thobiaz674/
Tobiazz674/
Tevayia673/
Tobhias672/
Tobiaas672/
Tovieho672/
Tobiaat671/
Tabogia671/
Tobiasd671/
Tobiast671/
Tonpiah671/
Towieah671/
Tobiahy671/
Tewoyia671/
Tewoiya671/
Toubiat671/
Tteviah671/
Taviaha671/
Tovihou671/
Tovieou671/

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