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 borne by more people in Nicaragua than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tetum? popularity and diffusion
Tetum is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Tetum live; 46 percent live in Central America and 46 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
The surname Tetum is most frequently occurring in Nicaragua, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,003,515. In Nicaragua Tetum is primarily concentrated in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 67 percent reside, Estelí Department, where 17 percent reside and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Nicaragua this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
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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- 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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