Taiwo is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Taiwo
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Taiwo

How popular is Taiwo?

Taiwo is common in Nigeria.

Taiwo is ranked 1883 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Taiwos grew by 86.68731 per cent to 603 since 2000 and ranked 37029 after elevating 21663 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 95.52 92.26
Taiwo is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 290019 people have been found who wears Taiwo as their family name. Taiwo is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,072 China7
289 The Gambia5
720,003 Russia4
122,390 Belarus4
1,219,338 India3
16,605 Austria3
127,708 Czech Republic3
10,858 Tunisia2
54,641 Sweden2
91,024 Belgium1
25,721 Egypt1
10,683 Cyprus1
810,193 Indonesia1
2,211 Brunei1
169,904 Brazil1
123,175 Tanzania1
1,879 Belize1
16,640 Hong Kong1
20,172 Hungary1
153,416 Italy1
3,214 Niger1
2,040 Mali1
2,935 Madagascar1
2,196 Liberia1
36,814 Romania1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
2,078 Lesotho1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
7,895 South Korea1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
13,447 Uganda1
5,872 Namibia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,205 Qatar49
836 Iceland48
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
15,525 Norway46
7,279 Wales45
65,136 Spain25
202,099 Ukraine14
78,557 Netherlands13
109,551 Australia13
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,961 Ireland93
5,848 Scotland92
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Taiwo:
3,725 Ghana799
36,507 United States779
13,426 Kenya314
34,330 Germany303
27,867 South Africa201
28,734 Poland191
10,151 Malaysia177
2,714 Kuwait139
25,574 Canada135
Countries with thousands of Taiwo:
3,249 England2,371
1,296 Benin1,406
Countries with hundred thousands of Taiwo:
40 Nigeria282,592
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Taiwo Namesakes

  • Abimbola Taiwo, Film Editor
  • Olurotimi Adebowale Taiwo, Author
  • Taye Taiwo, Soccer player
  • Tom Taiwo, Soccer player
  • Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel, Heidi Klum's son
  • Solomon Taiwo Justified, Film actor
  • Taye Taiwo, Soccer player
  • Masud A. Taiwo, Author
  • Oladele Taiwo, Author
  • Olurotimi Adebowale Taiwo, Author

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