Tetum Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Tetum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tetum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Tetum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tetum occurs more in Nicaragua more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Tetum is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Tetum live; 46 percent live in Central America and 46 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

It is most commonly used in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,003,515. In Nicaragua it is primarily found in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 67 percent live, Estelí Department, where 17 percent live and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 17 percent live. Other than Nicaragua this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teatum9190/
Tetoum9122/
Tettum9111/
Tethum918/
Testum915/
Tedtum914/
Thetum914/
Teteum911/
Tetgoum8319/
Teistum8310/
Tedthum834/
Techtum831/
Theatum831/
Tatum8033,991/
Titum8048/
Totum8016/
Tetom806/
Tetun806/
Tedthaum771/
Thiethum771/
Thedthum771/
Teadthum771/
Tattum73523/
Tathum73131/
Thatum7384/
Tethun7354/
Teatom7330/
Tetung7317/
Tothum7316/
Titoum7314/
Teatun7313/
Teetun735/
Tyotum734/
Testun734/
Taitum733/
Teutun733/
Tithum732/
Teytom732/
Tittum732/
Tatumm731/
Tytume731/
Tateum731/
Tetoun731/
Tetuin731/
Tottum731/
Toitum731/
Thotum731/
Tedtun731/
Tettom731/
Taytum731/
Thestthum711/
Tietoun6795/
Thaitum6748/
Teatoun6726/
Titgoum6716/
Teatune6712/
Teahtun676/
Teetoun675/
Tethung675/
Thettom674/
Thothum672/
Tattoum672/
Titusmt671/
Tethuin671/
Thotaum671/
Titoume671/
Thotoum671/
Thestun671/
Testhun671/
Teetaun671/
Testune671/

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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 Tetum
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