Tuwa Surname

139,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3011:40,6934,652
Philippines4501:224,97434,640
Indonesia4501:293,88726,204
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Kenya2191:210,86715,070
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Tuwa (881) may also be a first name.

Tuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 139,996th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,284,497 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Tuwa reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tuwa is also the 273,923rd most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 881 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,301 people, or 1 in 40,693. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 36 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Tuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuwai89849/
Touwa89375/
Tuway89330/
Tauwa89260/
Tuhwa89165/
Tuwah89164/
Teuwa89129/
Tuwau8931/
Tuwha895/
Dtuwa894/
Thuwa893/
Tuewa892/
Tuiwa892/
Tuuwa892/
Ttuwa891/
Tuwoa891/
Tuywa891/
Tauwai80603/
Tuiwai80258/
Tuwaha8025/
Tueway8025/
Touwai8021/
Touwah8017/
Tauway8011/
Tuhway807/
Tujwat806/
Thuway802/
Tuwath802/
Tahuwa802/
Thuwat802/
Touwap801/
Thuwai801/
Tuiwah801/
Teuwah801/
Tuwach801/
Teuwai801/
Teuwat801/
Touway801/
Touwwa801/
Tauwah801/
Tauwea801/
Theuwa801/
Thouwa801/
Tuba7524,060/
Tiwa757,849/
Tuwo753,902/
Tuva751,802/
Tuwe751,152/
Tuwi75320/
Tuwy75129/
Tywa751/
Ttauwai735/
Thouwai731/
Tuwei6710,258/
Tubay675,985/
Touba674,633/
Thuva672,574/
Tiwaa672,452/
Tueva671,606/
Tubau67900/
Tuhwe67771/
Tuweh67673/
Tauba67331/
Touwe67321/
Tubai67251/
Towai67229/
Toway67215/
Thiwa67175/
Tiwai67162/
Tuwoh67155/
Tuuva67122/
Tauwe67122/
Tuvaş67116/
Tiwah6795/
Touwo6780/
Tiewa6770/
Thuwe6767/
Tiway6763/
Tuwee6763/
Tuwey6760/
Tuvay6756/
Teuwe6754/
Toewa6750/
Tooua6743/
Tauwo6740/
Tubha6734/
Tubaj6734/
Tauva6734/
Tihua6731/
Towau6728/
Touva6728/
Tiwua6722/
Towha6721/
Tu'ua6721/
Towoa6721/
Tuvaç6721/
Tuyba6719/
Tuvau6718/
Tuiba6717/
Tuwou6717/
Ttuva6716/
Towea6714/
Teuba6714/
Tuvas6713/
Tuwie6713/
Tuwoo6712/
Towaa6711/
Towua6711/
Toowa6711/
Tuiva6710/
Tubea6710/
Tuwuo678/
Htuwe677/
Tuwwo676/
Tubaa675/
Tuvat674/
Tuvaa674/
Tuhva674/
Tauwi673/
Touwi673/
Tusua673/
Tuuwe673/
Tuvai672/
Tiwau672/
Tauua672/
Ttuba672/
Teuwo672/
Tuvah672/
Thuwo672/
Tuvad671/
Tuwhe671/
Towaj671/
Tiwaj671/
Tihwa671/
Touwy671/
Tuhwo671/
Teuva671/
Tuuua671/
Tuiwo671/
Thuwi671/
Tuwoi671/
Tuwos671/
Tuewo671/

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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
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  • 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 Tuwa
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