Tuvalu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Tuvalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuvalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel321:267,42624,032
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tuvalu (13) may also be a first name.

Tuvalu Last Name Facts

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

Tuvalu is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuvalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tuvalu is the 3,373,373rd most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Tuvalu occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Tuvalu reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Tuvalu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 13 people.

Tuvalu is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 267,426. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Southern District, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Israel this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in American Samoa, where 3 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuvallu923/
Tivalu8313/
Tubalu834/
Tuvallius802/
Tumpalu778/
Tievalu777/
Toevalu774/
Thubalu771/
Tuvuilu771/
Tauwaluu711/
Ttievalu711/
Tuballus711/
Towalu67469/
Tuwolu6716/
Tuwelu676/
Tobalu674/
Touwailou671/
Tiwalu671/
Tuwoliu6278/
Tuwuilu6238/
Tobalou624/
Tubolou621/
Tuwoelu621/
Touboulou532/
Tobolu5029/
Towolu508/
Tiwolu501/

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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 Tuvalu
  • 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