Tuwaga Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tuwaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tuwaga Last Name Facts

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

Tuwaga is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwaga? popularity and diffusion

Tuwaga is the 5,391,485th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Tuwaga reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Apart from Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Touwaga92119/
Tuwagha927/
Tubaga83388/
Tiwaga8329/
Towaga8320/
Tuwoga831/
Tuwhangai8059/
Tuivaga77679/
Towagai7744/
Tauvaga7712/
Tuwange776/
Tuwagye775/
Tauuaga771/
Tuubaga771/
Touwago771/
Towaiga771/
Tiwaaga771/
Tu'uaga771/
Thuwonga714/
Touvanga711/
Tuwaggis711/
Touwagou711/
Tubagi6728/
Tuboga676/
Tiwago672/
Tubago672/
Towago671/
Touwangoy671/

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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 Tuwaga
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