Tovis Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Tovis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tovis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Tövis (81), Toviš (5) & Töviš (7) are calculated separately.

Tovis (28) may also be a first name.

Tovis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tovis is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as: Tövis, Toviš or Töviš. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Tovis reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tovis is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 28 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 97 percent are found and East New Britain, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.

Tovis Last Name Statistics demography

Tovis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tövis9381/
Toviš935/
Toovis9153/
Tovios9142/
Toivis9117/
Tovish9111/
Tovise9111/
Touvis912/
Thovis911/
Toyvis911/
Tovi891,184/
Töviš877/
Touvais8336/
Tevis802,183/
Toves801,430/
Tobis801,378/
Tovio801,324/
Tavis801,011/
Tovic80176/
Tovai80106/
Toovi8094/
Tuovi8045/
Thovi8036/
Tovie8024/
Touvi8023/
Toivi8020/
Tovoi8010/
Tovhi806/
Tovii806/
Tovei806/
Toviy801/
Tohvi801/
Tosvi801/
Towis801/
Tovip801/
Tovit801/
Tovisova775/
Thouvais772/
Tovishch771/
Tobies73656/
Tobise73483/
Thevis73477/
Toivio73456/
Tabois73355/
Tavish73320/
Tobisz73158/
Tobish73121/
Tobais73104/
Thavis73103/
Tobios7394/
Tobiss7365/
Tovich7336/
Tavios7334/
Toibis7331/
Tompis7327/
Taviss7325/
Tavies7325/
Tobois7322/
Toovoi7319/
Tovgai7318/
Toybis7317/
Tuovio7316/
Toveas7315/
Thobis7312/
Tavais7311/
Tobits738/
Tovysh737/
Toubis737/
Taveis737/
Toobis736/
Tobijs735/
Toeves734/
Toyvio733/
Tobist733/
Touves733/
Tovioh733/
Teveis732/
Towies732/
Thovio732/
Toivai732/
Tovait732/
Tuovic732/
Toibys732/
Toovio731/
Tobisp731/
Towise731/
Tavise731/
Toovie731/
Tobeis731/
Tovhio731/
Tovicz731/
Toivii731/
Touvai731/
Tovaia731/
Toveij731/
Thouvi731/
Teviss730/
Tobi6715,463/
Tavi671,721/
Tobisch671,289/
Thobois67523/
Towi67439/
Tove67387/
Tovy67249/
Tobgais67220/
Thavais6760/
Toumpis6753/
Touvgai6734/
Toubois6734/
Thovhei6712/
Thobise676/
Ta'bois674/
Tobaihs673/
Thoubis672/
Thabois672/
Toibish671/
Tasvish671/
Tevisch671/
Thavuis671/
Tampois671/
Toovgoi671/
Toboise671/
Toivgoi671/
Toviche671/
Towhish671/
Tobaish671/
Tobitsh670/

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