Tuawa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tuawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Tuawa (52) may also be a first name.

Tuawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuawa is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuawa is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Tuawa is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tuawa are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.

Tuawa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuaway912/
Tuaua8048/
Twawa8027/
Tuava8016/
Duawa806/
Tuaba803/
Tuawe801/
Tuoway7331/
Tuawei7314/
Tuavai735/
Tuawie731/
Tuabea731/
Tuawee731/
Duawha731/
Twaway731/
Tuabay731/
Duaway731/
Tuawwid67122/
Twaweha671/

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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 Tuawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis