Tuwi Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Tuwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 163 | 1:50,023 | 6,268 |
| Indonesia | 99 | 1:1,335,850 | 92,420 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Tuwi (1,183) may also be a first name.
Tuwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tuwi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tuwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tuwi is the 853,416th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Tuwi occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Tuwi reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 230,627th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,183 people.
The last name Tuwi is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 50,023. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 36 percent reside, Western, where 21 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 9 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuwei | 89 | 10,258 | / |
| Tuwai | 89 | 849 | / |
| Tuwie | 89 | 13 | / |
| Touwi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tauwi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tuwoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thuwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tauwai | 80 | 603 | / |
| Tuiwai | 80 | 258 | / |
| Touwai | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tauwei | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tauwhi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Teuwis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thuwid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thuwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuwist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuwich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teuwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Touwui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuiwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuwa | 75 | 3,190 | / |
| Tubi | 75 | 3,127 | / |
| Tiwi | 75 | 1,941 | / |
| Tuwe | 75 | 1,152 | / |
| Tuvi | 75 | 1,098 | / |
| Towi | 75 | 439 | / |
| Tuwy | 75 | 129 | / |
| Theuwis | 73 | 330 | / |
| Ttauwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Thouwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teuweih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toubi | 67 | 3,948 | / |
| Tuvid | 67 | 2,375 | / |
| Tuhwe | 67 | 771 | / |
| Tuweh | 67 | 673 | / |
| Tuboi | 67 | 582 | / |
| Touwa | 67 | 375 | / |
| Tubei | 67 | 357 | / |
| Towie | 67 | 330 | / |
| Tuway | 67 | 330 | / |
| Touwe | 67 | 321 | / |
| Tauwa | 67 | 260 | / |
| Tubai | 67 | 251 | / |
| Towai | 67 | 229 | / |
| Tubui | 67 | 227 | / |
| Tiwai | 67 | 162 | / |
| Towei | 67 | 148 | / |
| Tauwe | 67 | 122 | / |
| Tiwei | 67 | 71 | / |
| Thuvi | 67 | 70 | / |
| Thuwe | 67 | 67 | / |
| Tuwee | 67 | 63 | / |
| Tuwey | 67 | 60 | / |
| Teuwe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Tuvei | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tuvio | 67 | 42 | / |
| Tauvi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Taubi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Tuibi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Touvi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tubij | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tuvie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tiwie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tiwii | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tubhi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tihui | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tuibe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Towui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tuvui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Towoi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tuiva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tuvis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tuvit | 67 | 7 | / |
| Htuwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tuwha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dtuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuyui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teubi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tuuwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tuiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Towih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuvai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tooui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuwhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tubih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tieui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttuwa | 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
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- 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 Tuwi
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