Terewa Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Terewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Terewa (14) may also be a first name.

Terewa Last Name Facts

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

Terewa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Terewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,398,030th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Terewa live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya Terewa is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent live, Baringo County, where 36 percent live and Bungoma County, where 7 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Terewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tierewa922/
Terewua921/
Terewai921/
Terewah921/
Tereuwa921/
Terziewa863/
Tereba83859/
Tereva83110/
Tirewa8310/
Terawa836/
Tarewa836/
Terewe835/
Torewa831/
Tarehwa77200/
Teroeva7764/
Tereeva7727/
Terheba7715/
Teraeva7712/
Terzeva7711/
Terieva7710/
Terowai775/
Terawea774/
Terowaa772/
Terebah772/
Tirewad772/
Terawaa772/
Terrawa772/
Tuirewa771/
Teerawa771/
Terewes771/
Terihwa771/
Tereiwe771/
Tairewa771/
Tearawa771/
Tereveha7152/
Terzeeva7111/
Terhoeva716/
Terhehba714/
Theerawa711/
Tierewie711/
Tereiwei711/
Torewahy711/
Terheeva711/
Terraway710/
Tireva672,815/
Tarawa67589/
Teriba67562/
Tareva67463/
Tyrawa67287/
Terebo67204/
Tirawa6790/
Toreva6785/
Tiriwa6773/
Teriva6739/
Terava6738/
Toriwa6714/
Torawa6712/
Tariwa6711/
Tireba678/
Terevi675/
Terrzieva675/
Teribe673/
Terebe673/
Tereve673/
Tereby673/
Tirewe672/
Tetreavit671/
Terive671/
Teräva671/
Tyrywa671/
Theerawah671/
Teerewith671/

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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 Terewa
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