Tyawa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tyawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tyawa Last Name Facts

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

Tyawa is found most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tyawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tyawa is the 2,909,720th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Tyawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tyawa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 55 percent reside, Western Cape, where 41 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Tyawa Last Name Statistics demography

Tyawa earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning R 246,108 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tyawua914/
Thyawa911/
Tyhawa911/
Tyoawua8322/
Taiyawa833/
Tyoawaa831/
Tyowa8080/
Tiawa8037/
Tyawo8012/
Tyawi806/
Tyava804/
Tyewa802/
Tyawe801/
Tihawa73117/
Tehawa7379/
Tjiawa7353/
Tianwa7318/
Tyouwa7311/
Tyovaa737/
Tyowaa736/
Tyowau736/
Tiawah736/
Ttyaba734/
Thiawa732/
Tiaway732/
Tiawai732/
Teeawa731/
Tiawat731/
Tiawua731/
Tiamwa731/
Tyoava731/
Tayyaba672,330/
Taiyaba67787/
Taiyava6722/
Tiamwat6719/
Tayiaba6719/
Tayyawi679/
Tianwai677/
Thiamwa676/
Tjawaya674/
Toyyaba674/
Tayiawi672/
Tiaawat671/
Tayonwa671/
Toyoway671/
Tayyava671/
Teyyaba671/
Tianway671/
Teahwah671/
Tyoahwe671/
Tyoyhwa671/
Tyaavge671/
Ttyaaba671/
Tihanwa671/
Tyaaver671/
Thihawa671/

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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 Tyawa
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