Tuavai Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Tuavai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | 4 | 1:4,545 | 1,050 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
Tuavai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuavai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tuavai is found in The Cook Islands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tuavai.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuavai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tuavai is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Tuavai live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 100 percent live in Polynesia.
The surname Tuavai is most common in The Cook Islands, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,545. In The Cook Islands Tuavai is most common in: Rarotonga, where 75 percent live and Mitiaro, where 25 percent live. Aside from The Cook Islands this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Tuvalu, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuava | 91 | 16 | / |
| Tuavi | 91 | 12 | / |
| Tuabaji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tuaua | 73 | 48 | / |
| Tuovi | 73 | 45 | / |
| Tuova | 73 | 40 | / |
| Tuabi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tuawa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tuave | 73 | 9 | / |
| Duava | 73 | 6 | / |
| Duavi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tuaba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Duavis | 67 | 827 | / |
| Duavit | 67 | 80 | / |
| Duabai | 67 | 64 | / |
| Tuhova | 67 | 52 | / |
| Tuabas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Duavid | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tuovio | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tuawei | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tuaway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duavie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duaviz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuabea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuaboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thuabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuawie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuabay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuaves | 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 Tuavai
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