Tuavai Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cook Islands
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tuavai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuavai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cook Islands41:4,5451,050
Tuvalu11:11,188103

Tuavai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuavai is most common in The Cook Islands. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuavai? popularity and diffusion

Tuavai is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Tuavai reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Polynesia.

This surname is most numerous in The Cook Islands, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,545. In The Cook Islands Tuavai is primarily found in: Rarotonga, where 75 percent are found and Mitiaro, where 25 percent are found. Beside The Cook Islands this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tuvalu, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuava9116/
Tuavi9112/
Tuabaji774/
Tuaua7348/
Tuovi7345/
Tuova7340/
Tuabi7319/
Tuawa7315/
Tuave739/
Duava736/
Duavi735/
Tuaba733/
Duavis67827/
Duavit6780/
Duabai6764/
Tuhova6752/
Tuabas6732/
Duavid6719/
Tuovio6716/
Tuawei6714/
Tuaway672/
Duavie671/
Duaviz671/
Tuabea671/
Tuaboa671/
Thuabi671/
Tuawie671/
Tuabay671/
Tuaves671/

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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 Tuavai
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