Tsawo Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tsawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tsawo (26) may also be a first name.

Tsawo Last Name Facts

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

Tsawo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsawo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tsawo reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 26 people.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 244,342. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 47 percent are found, West Region, where 33 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsawou912/
Tshawo911/
Tsawoi911/
Tsabo80145/
Tsawa8077/
Tsavo8057/
Tsewo8048/
Tsowo8014/
Tjawo8013/
Tshawa732,083/
Tchawo73433/
Tsavos73293/
Tsabou73218/
Tshabo73162/
Tsavou73144/
Tsahwa7365/
Tseuwo7360/
Ts'abo7358/
Tsawua7330/
Tsajwa7327/
Tsaiwa7325/
Tsiawa7315/
T'Sawa739/
T'Sabo737/
Tsiavo735/
Tsaibo735/
Tshewo734/
Tshowo732/
Tsaswa731/
Tjaiwo731/
Tseabo731/
Tsewoo731/
Tsahbo731/
Dsawod731/
Tsewou731/
Tsaboi731/
Tsouwo731/
Tshahwa677,781/
Tchawou67460/
Tsiavou67242/
Tshawha6775/
Zawo6761/
Tshaswa6735/
Tsaibou6728/
Cawo6725/
Tsauwua6710/
Tsaybou679/
Tsaawua679/
Tshajwa671/
Tchawoh671/
Tseawua671/
Dsawood671/
Tshaiwa671/
Tshabou671/
Tshaawa671/
Tsaivos671/
Tchaiwo671/

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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 Tsawo
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