Tuwah Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tuwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia731:60,3915,286
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Tuwah (258) may also be a first name.

Tuwah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tuwah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,353,468th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Tuwah live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tuwah is also the 554,411th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 258 people.

The last name Tuwah is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 60,391. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 38 percent reside, River Gee County, where 16 percent reside and Maryland County, where 11 percent reside. Barring Liberia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuwaha9125/
Touwah9117/
Tuwath912/
Tauwah911/
Tuwach911/
Teuwah911/
Tuiwah911/
Tuwa893,190/
Tuwai80849/
Touwa80375/
Tuway80330/
Tauwa80260/
Tuhwa80165/
Tuwoh80155/
Teuwa80129/
Tiwah8095/
Tuwau8031/
Tuwha805/
Dtuwa804/
Thuwa803/
Tuuwa802/
Tuiwa802/
Tuewa802/
Tuvah802/
Tuwoa801/
Ttuwa801/
Tuywa801/
Toubah732,014/
Tiwaah73708/
Tauwai73603/
Tuiwai73258/
Tueway7325/
Tiewah7323/
Touwai7321/
Tauway7311/
Tuhway737/
Tujwat736/
Tiwaha735/
Tuvaha734/
Thuvah734/
Tubaha733/
Towaih732/
Thuwat732/
Tahuwa732/
Thuway732/
Touway731/
Thouwa731/
Tuvach731/
Touwap731/
Thuwai731/
Tuwouh731/
Tiweah731/
Teuwai731/
Touwoh731/
Touwwa731/
Tauwea731/
Theuwa731/
Teuwho731/
Teuwat731/
Tuba6724,060/
Tiwa677,849/
Tuwo673,902/
Tuva671,802/
Ttauwai675/
Toeweah673/
Teuweih671/
Toejuah671/
Tywa671/
Tauvash671/
Thouwai671/

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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 Tuwah
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