Tetum Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Tetum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Tetum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tetum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tetum is found in Nicaragua more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tetum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Tetum reside; 46 percent reside in Central America and 46 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.
The last name is most commonly used in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,003,515. In Nicaragua it is most prevalent 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. Beside Nicaragua this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teatum | 91 | 90 | / |
| Tetoum | 91 | 22 | / |
| Tettum | 91 | 11 | / |
| Tethum | 91 | 8 | / |
| Testum | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tedtum | 91 | 4 | / |
| Thetum | 91 | 4 | / |
| Teteum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tetgoum | 83 | 19 | / |
| Teistum | 83 | 10 | / |
| Tedthum | 83 | 4 | / |
| Techtum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Theatum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tatum | 80 | 33,991 | / |
| Titum | 80 | 48 | / |
| Totum | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tetom | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tetun | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tedthaum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thiethum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thedthum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teadthum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tattum | 73 | 523 | / |
| Tathum | 73 | 131 | / |
| Thatum | 73 | 84 | / |
| Tethun | 73 | 54 | / |
| Teatom | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tetung | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tothum | 73 | 16 | / |
| Titoum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Teatun | 73 | 13 | / |
| Teetun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tyotum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Testun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Taitum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teutun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tithum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teytom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tittum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tatumm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tytume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tateum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tetoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tetuin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tottum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toitum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thotum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tedtun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tettom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taytum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thestthum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tietoun | 67 | 95 | / |
| Thaitum | 67 | 48 | / |
| Teatoun | 67 | 26 | / |
| Titgoum | 67 | 16 | / |
| Teatune | 67 | 12 | / |
| Teahtun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teetoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tethung | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thettom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thothum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tattoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Titusmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tethuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thotaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Titoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thotoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thestun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Testhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teetaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Testune | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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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