Tuwaka Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Tuwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tuwaka (11) may also be a first name.
Tuwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tuwaka is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tuwaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuwaka? popularity and diffusion
Tuwaka is the 4,649,889th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Tuwaka reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tuwaka is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.
Tuwaka is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Tuwaka is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touwaka | 92 | 22 | / |
| Thuwakha | 86 | 27 | / |
| Touwakay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Towaka | 83 | 86 | / |
| Tuvaka | 83 | 54 | / |
| Tuweka | 83 | 38 | / |
| Tiwaka | 83 | 17 | / |
| Tuwaki | 83 | 16 | / |
| Tuwako | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tuwake | 83 | 5 | / |
| Touwwakai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuwaiki | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tubacka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tauvaka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tuvakad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuwakhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Touwako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Touwake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tuwakis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tueuhaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Touwakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuwahkee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuvako | 67 | 162 | / |
| Tivaka | 67 | 146 | / |
| Towaki | 67 | 105 | / |
| Towake | 67 | 62 | / |
| Tiwoka | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tiwako | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tuvaki | 67 | 5 | / |
| Towako | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tubaca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Towaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuboka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuvake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touwoukay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tuwaka
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