Tuwanga Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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'.
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Where Does The Last Name Tuwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tuwanga is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuwanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Tuwanga is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tuwanga reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 88 people.
Tuwanga is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 96 percent live, Kaduna, where 1 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuwhangai | 88 | 59 | / |
| Towanga | 86 | 71 | / |
| Tubanga | 86 | 65 | / |
| Tuwange | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tuwangye | 80 | 802 | / |
| Toubanga | 80 | 330 | / |
| Thuwonga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Taubanga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Touvanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiwanggah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Touwangui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Touwangoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuwanggis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tubange | 71 | 34 | / |
| Tubangi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Towango | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tubonga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Towonga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tivanga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tiwango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuwongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Towange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tubango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Towounga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Toowange | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tubangie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tubhange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thuvangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tauvonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toubangou | 63 | 6 | / |
| Tubonge | 57 | 370 | / |
| Towongo | 57 | 250 | / |
| Tivenga | 57 | 126 | / |
| Tubongo | 57 | 27 | / |
| Tubañgi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thowongo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Towongho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Towongeyi | 50 | 2 | / |
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