Tawaiye Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Tawaiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawaiye Surname Distribution Map

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Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Tawaiye Last Name Facts

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

Tawaiye is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawaiye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Tawaiye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawaiye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 83 percent reside and Zamfara, where 17 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tawaaye867/
Taweiye863/
Taywaye861/
Tawwaye861/
Tawiyey861/
Tawayae861/
Tawayye861/
Tauwaye861/
Tawayei861/
Thawaye861/
Tawie83117/
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Tawye8321/
Tawayaee805/
Taweye77764/
Towaye77100/
Tawyea7752/
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Tavaye7718/
Tawyer7717/
Tawa'i7712/
Tawoye7711/
Tawahe7711/
Tawawe777/
Taweai775/
Tawaey774/
Tawieh774/
Tawjai773/
Taibye773/
Teawie773/
Tavaie771/
Tawaeh771/
Tawauy771/
Tawije771/
Taswae771/
Tawier771/
Thawae771/
Tawgae771/
Touwaye71142/
Teweiye712/
Thawaer711/
Thawaeh711/
Taswaer711/
Taiwawe711/
Tawihay711/
Tawawey711/
Taaweye711/
Tabayei711/
Taweyea711/
Tabie67677/
Tavie67449/
Towie67330/
Tavae67160/
Towae6781/
Tewie676/
Taweejai674/
Tabayeei671/
Towahyee671/
Tavaayer671/
Tewae671/
Tawja671/
Tawje671/
Tewye671/
Tawji671/

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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 Tawaiye
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