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

The last name Terewa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Terewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Terewa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,398,030th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Terewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Terewa are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent live, Baringo County, where 36 percent live and Bungoma County, where 7 percent live. Beside Kenya Terewa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Terewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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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