Terewe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Terewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Terewe (5) may also be a first name.

Terewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terewe has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Terewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Terewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Terewe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Terewe reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Terewe is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 5 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Terewe is primarily found in: Nakuru County, where 50 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 50 percent live. Apart from Kenya Terewe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tereiwe921/
Terewes921/
Terew9117/
Tierewie861/
Tereiwei861/
Terewa83156/
Terowe834/
Tereve833/
Terebe833/
Terawe832/
Tirewe832/
Terrew831/
Tereaw831/
Teerew831/
Tearew830/
Terebey77276/
Terebei7761/
Tereeva7727/
Teraweh7716/
Terawea774/
Teerebe774/
Tierewa772/
Therebe772/
Teereew771/
Ttereve771/
Tearawe771/
Terewai771/
Tarewei771/
Terebee771/
Terhoeve71111/
Tereveha7152/
Terzeeva7111/
Terziewa713/
Teirevie712/
Teherebe711/
Teheriwe711/
Terheeva711/
Terehoue711/
Tarawe67323/
Terave67170/
Torawe6734/
Torowe6712/
Tirewa6710/
Terawi677/
Terevi675/
Teribe673/
Tarewi673/
Tereby673/
Teerewith671/
Tiriwe671/
Terive671/
Tariwe671/
Tarywe671/
Tireve671/
Tirebe671/
Taheereew671/

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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 Terewe
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