Temu Surname

22,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Temu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Temu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21,1121:2,508333
Indonesia1,7181:76,9798,203
Kenya2571:179,68813,510
Guatemala2241:71,7982,587
Papua New Guinea2161:37,7494,551
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
United States591:6,143,372295,589
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Romania511:393,68432,593
Uganda401:975,98242,738
China311:44,107,1472,374
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
India201:38,353,269431,471
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Cook Islands101:1,818480
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belize41:88,8683,294
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Temu (17,173) may also be a first name.

Temu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Temu (Hindi: टेमू, Marathi: टेमू, Oriya: େଟମୁ, Russian: Тему) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Temu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,532nd most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 302,325 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Temu are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Temu is also the 42,250th most frequently used given name globally, held by 17,173 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 21,112 people, or 1 in 2,508. In Tanzania Temu is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 34 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Temu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Temu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Temu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Temu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning $42,731 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Themu89438/
Temus89223/
Temou89206/
Temut89144/
Temui89108/
Temmu8993/
Taemu8940/
Teemu8923/
Temeu8912/
Tiemu899/
Temuh898/
Temau898/
Teamu897/
Temgu894/
Temuz893/
Temup892/
Tehmu892/
Temuš891/
Temud891/
Tiemou80373/
Teumou80283/
Tetmut8066/
Themou8036/
Temush8024/
Tiemeu8022/
Teumeu8021/
Teemus8020/
Temahu8019/
Tehmuh806/
Temoud805/
Temeus805/
Temgou805/
Theimu804/
Taemau804/
Temouz804/
Temmeu802/
Teimou802/
Tetmus801/
Temuth801/
Temmuz801/
Teamus801/
Temouh801/
Teemau801/
Themau801/
Temaux801/
Tiemau801/
Temous801/
Teamuh801/
Themud800/
Temout800/
Tomu755,584/
Tamu755,421/
Timu753,829/
Tymu752/
Temouch73208/
Thetmut73113/
Theumou7329/
Themaux739/
Temmouh734/
Temmoud731/
Teuhmou731/
Temhoud731/
Tiemmou731/
Dtiemou731/
Temmous730/
Tammu676,031/
Taimu672,105/
Thomu671,410/
Timus671,214/
Tamau67465/
Tameu67419/
Timau67331/
Temoo67314/
Tamui67203/
Tomeu67172/
Taamu67165/
Ttimu67146/
Timou67145/
Temoe67115/
Timuș67104/
Tomui67100/
Tomuș6798/
Thamu6797/
Timeu6774/
Tamuh6772/
Tomuț6770/
Timut6760/
Tomhu6757/
Tomau6732/
Htamu6723/
Timuş6723/
Tamuy6714/
Thimu6712/
Timmu679/
Tommu677/
Timui677/
Tymut676/
Tjmuj675/
Timuu674/
Ttamu673/
Tajmu672/
Themault672/
Tuimu672/
Toimu672/
Timuț672/
Týmus672/
Tohmu672/
Timud672/
Timhu671/
Tymuś671/
Tomuh671/
Tjmmu671/
Theimuth670/

Temu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Temu in the Oriya language
େଟମୁetamu90.91
େଟମୁତାିetamutai9.09
Temu in the Hindi language
टेमूtemu80.3
टेमुtemu17.47
तेमूtemu1.12
तेमुtemu1.12
Temu in the Marathi language
टेमूtemu56.25
टेमुtemu40.63
तेमुtemu3.13
Temu in the Russian language
Темуtemu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Temu
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