Tevu Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Tevu (51) may also be a first name.

Tevu Last Name Facts

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

Tevu (Marathi: तेवु) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tevu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tevu is the 2,746,821st most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Tevu live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tevu is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 59 percent reside, Central, where 36 percent reside and National Capital District, where 5 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tevou8931/
Teevu895/
Tevus895/
Teveu891/
Tevau891/
Thevu891/
Theveu8024/
Tievou801/
Thevau801/
Tewu751,379/
Tebu751,101/
Tavu75370/
Tivu7596/
Tovu7568/
Tevault73310/
Theveux7365/
Thevaud737/
Thevaux735/
Thevaut733/
Thevoux732/
Thievau731/
Teavult731/
Teeveus730/
Tebou67824/
Tewou67650/
Tewuh67434/
Tebau67367/
Taavu67259/
Tavui67256/
Tebus67144/
Thewu67115/
Thebu6782/
Tebeu6765/
Tempu6751/
Thavu6746/
Tavau6741/
Taivu6722/
Tivut6717/
Tivud6711/
Toweu6711/
Tebui6711/
Teewu6710/
Tebhu6710/
Tyvus679/
Tebut676/
Taweu675/
Teiwu675/
Ttavu673/
Thovu673/
Tivus673/
Tibeu673/
Tiewu673/
Tewau673/
Teibu673/
Tewui672/
Tovau672/
Tebuh672/
Tivau672/
Tivou672/
Tevoe672/
Tyveu671/
Tuyvu671/
Teweu671/
Tewuu671/
Teebu671/
Tetvault671/
Tewgu671/
Tyovu671/
Teubu671/
Tevoo671/
Teuwu671/
Teabu671/
Tesbu671/
Teawu671/
Thivu671/
Thevault671/
Teavault670/

Tevu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tevu in the Marathi language
तेवुtevu-

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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
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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 Tevu
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