Telwa Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Telwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Telwa (171) may also be a first name.
Telwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Telwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Telwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Telwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,041,601st most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Telwa live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Telwa is also the 698,971st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 171 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Outside of The DR Congo Telwa is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telwad | 91 | 12 | / |
| Telwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thelwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Teelwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tlwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Teelwah | 83 | 189 | / |
| Telba | 80 | 800 | / |
| Tilwa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Telwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Tlewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Telua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tylwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Telbay | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tellwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Telbai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thelwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tellua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tailwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teluah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tellva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tilwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Telwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tlewad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tlewat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tillewa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tellewo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tilwach | 67 | 6 | / |
| Telwest | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tillway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tlba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tylwach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tuilewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tailewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tlva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tlua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tlwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thelbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Telyuha | 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 Telwa
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