Tegwe Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Tegwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 143 | 1:107,960 | 14,912 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tegwe (26) may also be a first name.
Tegwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tegwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tegwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻜﻮﻩ) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tegwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tegwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,338,236th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tegwe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 26 people.
This surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 107,960. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Tegwe is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tegwei | 91 | 6 | / |
| Tegwer | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tegwie | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tiegwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Teghwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Teugwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thekgwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teingwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tegue | 80 | 1,446 | / |
| Tekwe | 80 | 783 | / |
| Tegbe | 80 | 760 | / |
| Tegwi | 80 | 428 | / |
| Tagwe | 80 | 356 | / |
| Tigwe | 80 | 150 | / |
| Tegwa | 80 | 129 | / |
| Togwe | 80 | 83 | / |
| Teegw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teague | 73 | 39,068 | / |
| Teigue | 73 | 119 | / |
| Takgwe | 73 | 113 | / |
| Tegbee | 73 | 86 | / |
| Thigwe | 73 | 75 | / |
| Thekwe | 73 | 62 | / |
| Tekwie | 73 | 55 | / |
| Tiekwe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Teghue | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tekwei | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tigwey | 73 | 16 | / |
| Tegoue | 73 | 15 | / |
| Thogwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Taegue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tegwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tagwei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thegue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Thegbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teukwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teagbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tokgwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tigweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tekwet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teagve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tegbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thecwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toghwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tehgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tesgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teqgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teggwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thegwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teegue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tegbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teegbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Togwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thakgwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Thiegue | 67 | 21 | / |
| Thokgwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tegouet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tehegue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Teegbee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teghoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tegbeah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teagoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tehegbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tegouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekwess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohgwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tigw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teigbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiehkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theague | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teaqgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teckwee | 67 | 1 | / |
Tegwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tegwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻜﻮﻩ | tkwh | 66.67 |
| ﺗﻜﻮ | tkw | 33.33 |
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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 Tegwe
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