Tuwi Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tuwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1631:50,0236,268
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuwei8910,258/
Tuwai89849/
Tuwie8913/
Touwi893/
Tauwi893/
Tuwoi891/
Thuwi891/
Tauwai80603/
Tuiwai80258/
Touwai8021/
Tauwei8011/
Tauwhi804/
Teuwis802/
Thuwid801/
Thuwai801/
Tuwist801/
Tuwich801/
Teuwai801/
Touwui801/
Tuiwie801/
Tuwa753,190/
Tubi753,127/
Tiwi751,941/
Tuwe751,152/
Tuvi751,098/
Towi75439/
Tuwy75129/
Theuwis73330/
Ttauwai735/
Thouwai731/
Teuweih731/
Toubi673,948/
Tuvid672,375/
Tuhwe67771/
Tuweh67673/
Tuboi67582/
Touwa67375/
Tubei67357/
Towie67330/
Tuway67330/
Touwe67321/
Tauwa67260/
Tubai67251/
Towai67229/
Tubui67227/
Tiwai67162/
Towei67148/
Tauwe67122/
Tiwei6771/
Thuvi6770/
Thuwe6767/
Tuwee6763/
Tuwey6760/
Teuwe6754/
Tuvei6750/
Tuvio6742/
Tauvi6738/
Taubi6737/
Tuibi6731/
Touvi6723/
Tubij6722/
Tuvie6720/
Tiwie6718/
Tiwii6718/
Tubhi6715/
Tihui6714/
Tuibe6714/
Towui6713/
Tuvui6712/
Towoi6711/
Tuiva6710/
Tuvis678/
Tuvit677/
Htuwe677/
Tuwha675/
Dtuwa674/
Tuyui673/
Teubi673/
Tuuwe673/
Tuiwa672/
Towih672/
Tuvai672/
Tooui672/
Tuywa671/
Towhi671/
Tuive671/
Tuwhe671/
Touwy671/
Tuwoa671/
Tubih671/
Tieui671/
Ttuwa671/

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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
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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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