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

The surname Tovu is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Tovu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Tovu reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 24 people.

The last name Tovu is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West New Britain, where 68 percent live, East New Britain, where 22 percent live and National Capital District, where 5 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 43 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

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
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  • 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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