Tuwe Surname

323,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5431:99,77512,107
Zimbabwe2851:54,1698,216
Indonesia1131:1,170,34783,147
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Tuwe (367) may also be a first name.

Tuwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuwe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 323,593rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,325,995 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Tuwe live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,982nd most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 367 people.

The surname Tuwe is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 543 people, or 1 in 99,775. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 51 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Tuwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tuwe last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Tuwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.97% less than the national average, earning R 99,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuwei8910,258/
Tuhwe89771/
Tuweh89673/
Touwe89321/
Tauwe89122/
Thuwe8967/
Tuwee8963/
Tuwey8960/
Teuwe8954/
Tuwie8913/
Htuwe897/
Tuuwe893/
Tuwhe891/
Tuw8670/
Tauwei8011/
Thauwe804/
Tauswe802/
Touwep802/
Touwes802/
Touweu802/
Touwer802/
Touwee802/
Thuwes801/
Tauwer801/
Tauwet801/
Tauwey801/
Tueweh801/
Tuwees801/
Tuweer801/
Touwey801/
Touwez801/
Tauwea801/
Tuiwie801/
Dteuwe801/
Tuwett801/
Thuswe801/
Dtauwe801/
Towe756,389/
Tuwa753,190/
Tube752,541/
Teuw752,302/
Touw752,193/
Tiwe75463/
Tuwi75320/
Tuve75298/
Tuwy75129/
Tauw7585/
Thuw757/
Tuhw751/
Ttuw751/
Teuweih731/
Touwech731/
Touweer731/
Tauswer731/
Taube6711,166/
Towey672,841/
Tuwai67849/
Toube67751/
Thiwe67576/
Tuvey67436/
Touwa67375/
Tubei67357/
Towie67330/
Tuway67330/
Tauwa67260/
Tubey67255/
Tubee67253/
Tuver67176/
Touve67161/
Thuve67153/
Towei67148/
Toewe67135/
Thauw67118/
Teube6798/
Towee6784/
Tiwei6771/
Tiewe6751/
Theuw6750/
Tuvei6750/
Teuve6725/
Tuvie6720/
Tueve6719/
Tiwie6718/
Towhe6718/
Tubhe6715/
Towea6714/
Tauve6714/
Tuibe6714/
Toowe6713/
Tiweh6712/
Towue6710/
Tubea6710/
Thouw679/
Tuvee678/
Tuvet678/
Tuwha675/
Dtuwa674/
Tauwi673/
Tihwe673/
Touwi673/
Tuvée673/
Tihue672/
Tuves672/
Tuiwa672/
Tuved672/
Dtube671/
Ttuwa671/
Tiwwe671/
Tuybe671/
Tuwoa671/
Touwy671/
Touue671/
Tooue671/
Tujve671/
Tuywa671/
Thuwi671/
Tuive671/
Tuwoi671/
Tuevy670/

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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 Tuwe
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