Tovu Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Tovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Solomon Islands291:20,0013,902
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tovu (24) may also be a first name.

Tovu Last Name Facts

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

Tovu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Tovu live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name globally, held by 24 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Tovu is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 68 percent reside, East New Britain, where 22 percent reside and National Capital District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 43 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tovuu89266/
Tovut8959/
Tovus8921/
Tovou8914/
Tovup895/
Thovu893/
Tovau892/
Tovud891/
Toivut8027/
Touvou804/
Toiveu801/
Tobu752,777/
Tavu75370/
Towu75128/
Tevu7550/
Tovhult736/
Tabou672,417/
Tavus671,337/
Tobou671,241/
Tavut67810/
Towou67808/
Tavuz67541/
Taavu67259/
Tavui67256/
Tobuz67146/
Tawou67123/
Tobuu67105/
Tobau6791/
Toibu6782/
Tompu6772/
Toybu6758/
Tobut6757/
Tonpu6755/
Thavu6746/
Tavau6741/
Thowu6729/
Towau6728/
Tobui6725/
Tavup6721/
Tobus6716/
Thobu6713/
Towui6713/
Tohbu6712/
Toweu6711/
Towus6710/
Tuobu678/
Touwu678/
Tovoe677/
Tobuy677/
Tobuh677/
Toobu676/
Tobud675/
Teevu675/
Toubu675/
Tobhu674/
Tavou673/
Ttavu673/
Tobeu672/
Tobup672/
Thevu671/
Towuh671/
Teveu671/
Tavuş671/
Towut671/
Tevau671/
Tavhu671/

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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 Tovu
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