Tugwe Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tugwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tugwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2151:71,80610,660
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tugwe (11) may also be a first name.

Tugwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tugwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tugwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tugwe is the 1,118,459th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tugwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 71,806. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 75 percent live, Harare Province, where 12 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thugwe9110/
Tukgwe912/
Teugwe911/
Thukgwe83154/
Toungwe831/
Tugbe80680/
Tigwe80150/
Tugwa80131/
Togwe8083/
Tugue8075/
Tukwe8031/
Tugwi8020/
Thukwe7389/
Thigwe7375/
Tuegue7354/
Tougue7348/
Teugue7335/
Tougwa7320/
Tigwey7316/
Tungwi7316/
Tougbe7314/
Taugwa7312/
Thugwi734/
Tugbee733/
Teugwa733/
Teukwe733/
Taugue733/
Tokgwe732/
Tigweh732/
Tiegwe732/
Toghwe731/
Tukgwi731/
Tukwei731/
Tukwet731/
Tuigue731/
Tuggue731/
Togwei731/
Tugbea731/
Dtugbe731/
Taugbe731/
Tugbhe731/
Toukwe731/
Tugbey730/
Tougoue67164/
Thukgwi67132/
Toukwet6718/
Touguey6710/
Tungwai672/
Teungue672/
Tungway671/
Teuguea671/
Tounkwe671/
Toogwue671/
Thughwa671/

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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 Tugwe
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