Tuwon Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

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

Tuwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Tuwon (268) may also be a first name.

Tuwon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuwon is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuwon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,300,225th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Tuwon are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 543,171st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 268 people.

The surname Tuwon is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 82 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 18 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuwone91167/
Touwon9150/
Tuiwong83234/
Thuwong8324/
Tuywong8313/
Thauwon831/
Tauwone831/
Tubon803,655/
Tuwan80412/
Towon80137/
Tiwon80106/
Tywon8019/
Tuwun806/
Tuwom801/
Tuvon801/
Teuwoung7717/
Thuywong771/
Touywong771/
Tubuon73457/
Toubon73177/
Towoon7395/
Tuwane7350/
Tuwung7329/
Tuewan7326/
Thuwan7323/
Tuboon7320/
Tauwan7318/
Tauvon7313/
Towoun7311/
Taubon736/
Tuvone735/
Touwan733/
Tuwune733/
Tuhwan732/
Tuwaan731/
Tuboin731/
Tiewon731/
Tiwoun731/
Touvon731/
Towoin731/
Teubon731/
Teuwan731/
Tuvong731/
Thiwon731/
Thubon730/
Tuwahan6781/
Tujwane6739/
Thaubon6728/
Tuwasen6716/
Thuwang6716/
Thoubon679/
Tusuong676/
Thauvon676/
Touwane674/
Tuhwaun674/
Teuwhun672/
Thuwane672/
Thuewan672/
Tauwaan671/
Tauboon671/
Touwune671/
Tuyuong671/
Tuywane671/
Teuwoum671/
Touwann671/
Tauwane671/
Touboon671/
Tuyvong671/
Tuvuong671/
Tuywang671/
Thouwan671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tuwon
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