Tsowa Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Tsowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 474 | 1:373,719 | 19,928 |
| Cameroon | 220 | 1:94,405 | 11,260 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tsowa (336) may also be a first name.
Tsowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tsowa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tsowa.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 475,771st most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsowa are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 477,199th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 336 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 373,719. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 79 percent live, Kwara, where 18 percent live and Kaduna, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 31 percent live and The Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tshowa | 91 | 2,513 | / |
| Tsouwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tsiowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tsow | 89 | 61 | / |
| Tsohuwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Tshohwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tsoba | 80 | 199 | / |
| Tsova | 80 | 139 | / |
| Tsawa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Tshow | 80 | 63 | / |
| Tsowo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tshoba | 73 | 3,360 | / |
| Tshawa | 73 | 2,083 | / |
| Tshova | 73 | 475 | / |
| Tchowa | 73 | 405 | / |
| Tsioba | 73 | 207 | / |
| Tsouba | 73 | 87 | / |
| Tsahwa | 73 | 65 | / |
| Tseuwa | 73 | 40 | / |
| Tsawai | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tsawua | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tsiawa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tsobha | 73 | 15 | / |
| T'Sawa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tsiova | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tsobau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tshowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tsovas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tsouwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsovai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsoweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsaswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tshahwa | 67 | 7,781 | / |
| Tsav | 67 | 3,452 | / |
| Zowa | 67 | 2,207 | / |
| Tchouwa | 67 | 834 | / |
| Cowa | 67 | 412 | / |
| Tshawha | 67 | 75 | / |
| Tshaswa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tsouvas | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tsov | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tsaw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tsab | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tsaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tsaawua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tshouva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tzow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshoova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsotvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsouvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshaawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsawgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshovha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tsowa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis