Tuwil Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Tuwil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Tuwil (95) may also be a first name.

Tuwil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tuwil is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Tuwil are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 974,243rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 95 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Tuwil is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 50 percent reside, West New Britain, where 44 percent reside and West Sepik, where 6 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Tuwil exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 39 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuwile9110/
Tuswil911/
Thuwail8342/
Touweil831/
Tubil803,319/
Towil80382/
Tuwel805/
Tiwil802/
Towill73604/
Tuwleh73173/
Tuwael7370/
Tauwel7310/
Touwel735/
Tuwell733/
Toubil732/
Tuwele732/
Tuwelh731/
Towl67315/
Tubl6744/
Dtauwel675/
Thuwele674/
Tauwele674/
Thiwill671/

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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 Tuwil
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