Tewala Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Tewala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tewala Last Name Facts

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

Tewala (Tibetan: སྟེ་བ་ལ།) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tewala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Tewala live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Tewala is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teawala923/
Tiewala921/
Toewala921/
Thewala921/
Thewalai866/
Tawala83364/
Tywala83202/
Tevala8389/
Tebala8381/
Tewela8319/
Towala8317/
Tewali8315/
Tewalo8311/
Tiwala8310/
Tewale834/
Tjwala832/
Tievala77290/
Thewela77232/
Towalla77115/
Thawala7745/
Tawalia7743/
Tawalla7742/
Teballa7740/
Tawalah7719/
Tawalay7717/
Tawaila7716/
Tewelay7716/
Taiwala7712/
Tawalai7712/
Tawalau7711/
Tiwalah7710/
Towalia7710/
Tebhala778/
Tiwalai778/
Tawahla777/
Taevala776/
Tewoola775/
Towaila775/
Tawaala775/
Tejwali774/
Teuvala773/
Tebaila773/
Tajwala772/
Towalai772/
Tebaala772/
Tevalla771/
Thewale771/
Teabola771/
Tevaila771/
Taawala771/
Taewalo771/
Tebalai771/
Tawalaa771/
Tawaula771/
Tiwalla771/
Thiwala771/
Thiwalai71375/
Teivaala7150/
Tawallay7132/
Tawallah7131/
Thawalai7129/
Tawaalai713/
Towallah711/
Tawaylay711/
Taawalay711/
Teivaloa711/
Thebalah711/
Tawa'ala711/
Tievalla711/
Theabala711/
Tovela6732,955/
Towela674,112/
Tavala672,628/
Tawela67513/
Tavola67473/
Tiwale67461/
Tavela67441/
Tebalo67264/
Tebale67103/
Tevale6750/
Tevola6744/
Towalo6744/
Tebali6734/
Tibala6724/
Tivala6722/
Tyvela6719/
Tawola6718/
Tiwali6716/
Tawalo6714/
Tevali6713/
Tewolo675/
Tovala674/
Tewole673/
Thahawala672/
Tivela672/
Tebola672/
Tywali672/
Tywela672/
Tewelo671/
Tevalo671/
Towola671/
Tywalo671/
Tiwalo671/
Tybala671/

Tewala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tewala in the Tibetan language
སྟེ་བ་ལ།tewala-

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