Truwa Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Truwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Truwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Truwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Truwa occurs most in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Truwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Truwa is the 486,864th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Truwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Truwa is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Not including Malawi Truwa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Truwa Last Name Statistics demography

Truwa earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.44% more than the national average, earning R 300,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Truwha914/
Thruwa911/
Trouwai8310/
Truswat834/
Trueway831/
Truba802,334/
Truwe80128/
Triwa8091/
Truva8026/
Truwo805/
Truwy801/
Truwi801/
Trouba73299/
Trubai73169/
Trueva7398/
Trubaj7398/
Trauba7383/
Triwai7380/
Trouva7377/
Trubay7337/
Thruva738/
Trubha735/
Triway734/
Truhba732/
Treuba732/
Trowah731/
Trubah731/
Trouwe731/
Truwey731/
Trusva731/
Truwet730/
Trubea730/
Trouvat67394/
Trouvay67175/
Trouvas67112/
Trouwee6757/
Trubeau673/
Trouwoi671/
Thruwer671/
Truwitt671/
Truwest671/
Thruwit670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Truwa
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