Tuwanga Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tuwanga Surname User-submission:

Tuwanga is a surname from the Kamwe or Higgi language in Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa state, Nigeria. The meaning of the name is 'depend', as in 'one who did you depend'.

Tuwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tuwanga (88) may also be a first name.

Tuwanga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tuwanga is a surname from the Kamwe or Higgi language in Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa state, Nigeria. The meaning of the name is 'depend', as in 'one who did you depend'.

- peter.tuwanga

Tuwanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuwanga is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwanga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tuwanga live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tuwanga is also the 1,017,994th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 88 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria Tuwanga is most common in: Adamawa, where 96 percent are found, Kaduna, where 1 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Thuwonga804/
Taubanga802/
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Tiwanggah751/
Touwangui751/
Touwangoy751/
Tuwanggis751/
Tubange7134/
Tubangi7121/
Towango713/
Tubonga713/
Towonga712/
Tivanga712/
Tiwango711/
Tuwongo711/
Towange711/
Tubango711/
Towounga679/
Toowange672/
Tubangie671/
Tubhange671/
Thuvangi671/
Tauvonga671/
Toubangou636/
Tubonge57370/
Towongo57250/
Tivenga57126/
Tubongo5727/
Tubañgi571/
Thowongo531/
Towongho531/
Towongeyi502/

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