Tetwa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tetwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tetwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tetwa (14) may also be a first name.

Tetwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tetwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tetwa live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tetwa is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 94 percent live and Harare Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Tetwa Last Name Statistics demography

Tetwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.62% less than the national average, earning R 27,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tetwat9120/
Thetwa912/
Tetway912/
Htetwa911/
Thetwat8394/
Thethwa8353/
Tettway8319/
Thetwai831/
Tatwa805,072/
Tedwa80335/
Tetua80249/
Titwa8063/
Totwa804/
Tetwe801/
Tetwo800/
Thethway772/
Tetehewa771/
Thhethwa771/
Titwat73209/
Teedwa7396/
Thatwa7381/
Thetua7363/
Tetuha7333/
Tattwa7311/
Teadwa737/
Tatway735/
Tatwai734/
Teatua733/
Tatwaa732/
Titwai731/
Thitwa731/
Teitua731/
Titwah731/
Tedwah731/
Tedway730/
Totway730/
Thethwaya713/
Teetheway712/
Thethua67173/
Thetwet6754/
Teadway678/
Tetouha674/
Testtwe671/
Thithwa671/
Taidewa671/
Tattway671/
Tathwai671/
Thatwai671/
Teedway670/

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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 Tetwa
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