Teuw Surname

184,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Teuw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teuw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal2,1491:6,784307
Mauritania1261:32,4992,654
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Teuw Last Name Facts

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

Teuw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮ) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Teuw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teuw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 184,331st most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,165,745 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Teuw reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is borne by 2,149 people, or 1 in 6,784. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Saint Louis Region, where 55 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 24 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Senegal this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teuwe8954/
Theuw8950/
Teuws897/
Tew8615,819/
Tuw8670/
Dteuwe801/
Tiew754,666/
Thew752,467/
Touw752,193/
Tuwe751,152/
Teuf751,118/
Tauw7585/
Teiw7549/
Tuwp7532/
Teaw7522/
Teew7513/
Toew758/
Thuw757/
Taew757/
Tewf753/
Tejw752/
Teuv752/
Tewt752/
Tesw751/
Tuew751/
Tewh751/
Teub751/
Tuhw751/
Tuvw751/
Tuww751/
Ttuw751/
Tevw751/
Teubowa731/
Touwe67321/
Tauwe67122/
Thauw67118/
Thuwe6767/
Thiew6744/
Toewf6718/
Thouw679/
Htuwe677/
Tayew676/
Teyew676/
Teawe675/
Teyub674/
Tejws674/
Teiwe674/
Tgeew673/
Tuuwe673/
Teufe673/
Teuff673/
Thaew672/
Tiehw671/
Thuow671/
Tehaw671/
Thuew671/
Tuwhe671/
Teeww671/
Tawew671/
Teehw671/
Hteew671/
Theaw671/
Tuwch671/
Teuft671/
Touws671/
Theuf671/
Touyw671/
Tuiew671/
Tieaw671/
Thoew670/
Tejow670/

Teuw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teuw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮtw93.02
ﺗﻴﻮtyw4.65
ﺍﺗﻮatw2.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Teuw
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