Tewang Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tewang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon921:225,75122,624
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307

Tewang (122) may also be a first name.

Tewang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tewang (Marathi: तेवंग) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,218,745th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. Tewang occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Tewang live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 122 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 225,751. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 73 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 27 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Thailand, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tehwang9236/
Tiewang923/
Teswang921/
Thewang921/
Tewasing8610/
Teeweang866/
Teahwang861/
Tawang832,922/
Tebang831,070/
Tiwang83686/
Towang83432/
Tewong83213/
Tywang8355/
Tevang832/
Tjwang832/
Thewasing801/
Thawang77594/
Tawaang77489/
Thiwang77160/
Taeuang7771/
Teibang7766/
Tohwang7714/
Toewong7711/
Taewong7710/
Tebeang779/
Teivang779/
Taiwang778/
Teawong777/
Taweang777/
Teewong776/
Teswong775/
Tiewong774/
Tawaing773/
Tahwang772/
Taywang771/
Tihwang771/
Thowang771/
Tuywang771/
Thewasingh757/
Thesuang71664/
Thawuang71235/
Tawahang7158/
Teuwoung7117/
Techuang7110/
Tevasing714/
Theewong712/
Taewoong712/
Thaweang712/
Tiwangue711/
Tiewwong711/
Tuiweang711/
Thewhong711/
Theswong711/
Thaiwang711/
Taiswang711/
Teawwong711/
Tawong673,639/
Tibang671,016/
Tebong67576/
Towong67544/
Tjuang67281/
Tiwong67187/
Thiwasing67184/
Taweng6770/
Towank6762/
Tavong6756/
Tevong6723/
Toweng6713/
Tovang6710/
Tivang679/
Teveng677/
Tavang675/
Taywasing671/
Thaewwong671/
Thevasing671/
Thuyweang671/

Tewang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tewang in the Marathi language
तेवंगtevanga-

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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 Tewang
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