Tuvao Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Tuvao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
Tuvao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuvao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tuvao is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tuvao.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuvao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Tuvao reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Tuvao is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Central, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in American Samoa, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Tuvao
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