Tuwala Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tuwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tuwala (15) may also be a first name.

Tuwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuwala is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Tuwala reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Lampung, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Tuwala Last Name Statistics demography

Tuwala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.18% less than the national average, earning R 39,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuwala92210/
Tuwalla927/
Tuwalah927/
Tuwalai925/
Touwala924/
Tauwala924/
Tuwalay921/
Tuwallya861/
Tuwallah861/
Thouwala861/
Tubala83654/
Tywala83202/
Tuwale8338/
Tuwali8330/
Towala8317/
Tuwela8313/
Tuwalo8312/
Tiwala8310/
Tuwaly835/
Tuvala831/
Touwailla801/
Tuballa771,768/
Tuwalli77214/
Thuwela77157/
Towalla77115/
Tuwelay7749/
Tuvalga7727/
Tubalia7716/
Tiwalah7710/
Towalia7710/
Tiwalai778/
Tubalai776/
Towaila775/
Tauwali774/
Teuvala773/
Tutvala772/
Tubaila772/
Toubala772/
Towalai772/
Tuuwali772/
Tubalya771/
Thiwala771/
Tiwalla771/
Taubala771/
Toewala771/
Tiewala771/
Tuwaili771/
Thiwalai71375/
Tuballia711/
Tuballla711/
Touballa711/
Tousvala711/
Towallah711/
Tubale672,289/
Tubola67881/
Tubali67507/
Towali67100/
Tuwole6756/
Towalo6744/
Tuwelo6730/
Tuvalo6727/
Tivala6722/
Towale6722/
Tuvale6710/
Tuwolo678/
Tubalo675/
Tuvali674/
Tuvola672/
Tiwalo671/
Towaly671/
Towola671/
Touwailou671/

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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 Tuwala
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