Tuah Surname

47,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brunei
Highest density in:
Brunei

Tuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brunei3,2201:13017
Malaysia2,4971:11,8121,258
Ghana2,4941:10,8341,450
Liberia1,8721:2,355305
Indonesia6871:192,50218,363
Singapore261:211,83510,313
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tuah (5,632) may also be a first name.

Tuah Last Name Facts

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

Tuah (Arabic: طواح) is carried by more people in Brunei than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuah is the 47,595th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 670,489 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Tuah are found; 59 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 89,207th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 5,632 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Brunei, where it is borne by 3,220 people, or 1 in 130. In Brunei Tuah is primarily found in: Brunei-Muara District, where 48 percent are found, Tutong District, where 41 percent are found and Temburong District, where 7 percent are found. Barring Brunei it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 23 percent are found and Ghana, where 23 percent are found.

Tuah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tuah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.74% less than the national average, earning $39,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Touah89568/
Tuahu89243/
Tuhah89128/
Tuaha8933/
Thuah894/
Tauah892/
Touach80447/
Tuijah8016/
Tuiyah8013/
Theuah8010/
Tujjah808/
Thuaha806/
Touaha803/
Touahe801/
Touath801/
Tuhahd801/
Dtouah801/
Tuhach800/
Tuha759,749/
Toua753,795/
Taua75998/
Tuua75210/
Tuho75201/
Tuhá75195/
Tuđa75173/
Teua7582/
Tuoh7557/
Tușa7552/
Tuľa756/
Tu'a754/
Tuța751/
Touhaha732/
Touat676,759/
Tuohy676,517/
Tuhai671,344/
Touha671,217/
Tahua671,184/
Touho67815/
Tauho67731/
Tuiya67570/
Tujja67455/
Teuea67443/
Tauoa67336/
Thuha67321/
Touaz67293/
Tuhey67222/
Touaa67210/
Touaj67207/
Touai67197/
Tuhoy67183/
Thoua67171/
Tuhay67168/
Tauai67160/
Tuuha6777/
Tuhou6776/
Teuho6772/
Tuohu6766/
Tuhei6759/
Tuhot6743/
Tugia6741/
Tauaa6736/
Tauha6732/
Tuheu6730/
Teuai6724/
Touoh6724/
Tau'a6723/
Toeah6718/
Tuhio6714/
Tuğay6713/
Touay6711/
Tohua6710/
Thaua678/
Touas677/
Tuyia677/
Tujya676/
Tuhaj676/
Tauas676/
Tuija675/
Touad675/
Tujha674/
Tauau674/
Tuuau673/
Tauad673/
Tujia673/
Theua672/
Thuho672/
Tuhho672/
Tuhoi672/
Tuuai671/
Tuyya671/
Tauaj671/
Tauoh671/
Tuhoo671/
Touoa671/
Tauat671/
Thuïa671/
Tuhaa671/
Tu'ai671/
Tuhoh671/
Teuay671/
Tauay671/

Tuah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuah in the Arabic language
طواحtwah-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tuah
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