Tuou Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Tuou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tuou Last Name Facts

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

Tuou occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuou is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Tuou reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Tuou is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Tuou is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 56 percent are found and Bougainville, where 44 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 24 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Touou891/
Teujou802/
Touous801/
Tuohou801/
Taou751,182/
Tuau75161/
Toou7522/
Duou755/
Tuoyuha735/
Tahou677,311/
Tohou673,281/
Toyou672,474/
Taous672,150/
Taoud671,455/
Thuau67544/
Tuaux67208/
Tuaud6728/
Tojou6723/
Taout6712/
Htaou6710/
Tuaeu679/
Taouz679/
Teuyu677/
Tauau674/
Thaou673/
Tauyu672/
Taouy672/
Tohuu671/
Duoyu671/
Thouu671/
Thauu671/
Toout670/

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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 Tuou
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