Tuwase Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Tuwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tuwase (61) may also be a first name.
Tuwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tuwase is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuwase? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tuwase is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Tuwase occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tuwase live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tuwase is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 61 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 23 percent are found, Taraba, where 21 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuwasey | 92 | 17 | / |
| Tuwashe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Tuwas | 91 | 41 | / |
| Tuhwaise | 86 | 1 | / |
| Towase | 83 | 230 | / |
| Tubase | 83 | 32 | / |
| Tuwaze | 83 | 27 | / |
| Tuwasa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tiwase | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tuwose | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tubause | 77 | 21 | / |
| Tuiwasa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tuwasih | 77 | 3 | / |
| Towashe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tubaase | 77 | 3 | / |
| Touwose | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tubasea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tuswaze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tubashe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thowase | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tubas | 73 | 77 | / |
| Towas | 73 | 18 | / |
| Tuvas | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tuwos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teuwisse | 71 | 34 | / |
| Thuwatsi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Thuvaise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Touwassi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teuvaseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuwaggis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tivase | 67 | 89 | / |
| Toubas | 67 | 73 | / |
| Taubas | 67 | 62 | / |
| Towose | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tubaas | 67 | 37 | / |
| Towasa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tubasi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tuybas | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tuwaji | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tubeas | 67 | 10 | / |
| Towasi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tuuvas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Towash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tiwasi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Touvas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tubose | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toways | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuwajy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuvasy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuvasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuwach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuwaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touhbasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tauvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tubahaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tubaze | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tuwase
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