Tuwo Surname

117,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Tuwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,7961:34,8394,077
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tuwo (1,460) may also be a first name.

Tuwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuwo is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwo? popularity and diffusion

Tuwo is the 117,890th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,867,644 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Tuwo are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 204,006th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 1,460 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,796 people, or 1 in 34,839. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: South Sulawesi, where 47 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 31 percent reside and Jakarta, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuwoh89155/
Touwo8980/
Tauwo8940/
Tuwou8917/
Tuwoo8912/
Tuwuo898/
Tuwwo896/
Thuwo892/
Teuwo892/
Tuewo891/
Tuwos891/
Tuwoi891/
Tuiwo891/
Tuhwo891/
Tuwoa891/
Tauwou808/
Touwou803/
Tuwott802/
Tuwouh801/
Teuwho801/
Dtouwo801/
Thouwo801/
Touwoh801/
Teuwou801/
Tubo758,565/
Towo757,816/
Tuwa753,190/
Tiwo75982/
Tuvo75267/
Tywo754/
Touwoud731/
Towou67808/
Tuboi67582/
Tubuo67472/
Touwa67375/
Toubo67322/
Tauwa67260/
Tuvou67220/
Taubo67213/
Tuhwa67165/
Tuwah67164/
Teubo67136/
Teuwa67129/
Tauvo6731/
Tubou6731/
Tuboy6727/
Towoa6721/
Towoi6711/
Tiewo676/
Tuwha675/
Tuibo674/
Toewo674/
Teuvo674/
Towoo674/
Tubho674/
Tusuo674/
Dtuwa674/
Thuwa673/
Towoy673/
Tuiwa672/
Tuuwa672/
Tuewa672/
Tuivo671/
Tuboo671/
Towwo671/
Touvo671/
Tuywa671/
Tivuo671/
Toowo671/
Toouo671/
Towoî671/
Teuuo671/
Tuvoy671/
Ttuwa671/
Tuubo671/
Thuvo671/

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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 Tuwo
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