Tunwa Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Tunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tunwa (423) may also be a first name.
Tunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tunwa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tunwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tunwa is the 3,274,477th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Tunwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Tunwa are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 417,739th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 423 people.
Tunwa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 59 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 34 percent reside and East Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Gabon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunwai | 91 | 38 | / |
| Tunwah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Thunwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tounwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taunwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thaunwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tumwa | 80 | 1,351 | / |
| Tonwa | 80 | 377 | / |
| Tunba | 80 | 355 | / |
| Tunua | 80 | 56 | / |
| Tunwe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Tunwo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tunwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tumwad | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tumwat | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tonwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tuumwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tounba | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tunbay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Taunua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tunbai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tounwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Toumwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tunwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tonway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tunuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taunba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tunwid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thunva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teunba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tunmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tunhba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tunuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tunbah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taunva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tunvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toonwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tunhuad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thunwit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuumwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumnwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teunwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thumway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tounuay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tunwa
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