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
Tuwi is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 853,416th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Tuwi is mostly found 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 frequent first name globally, borne by 1,183 people.
Tuwi is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 50,023. In Papua New Guinea Tuwi is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 36 percent are found, Western, where 21 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 9 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
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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