Tewe Surname

249,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4471:34,5375,321
Cameroon3551:58,5047,534
Nigeria3161:560,57827,255
Tanzania2251:235,29619,277
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Benin321:322,98825,835
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Tewé (1) are calculated separately.

Tewe (197) may also be a first name.

Tewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻮ) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Tewé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 249,366th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,577,604 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tewe live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tewe is also the 646,152nd most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 197 people.

The last name Tewe is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 34,537. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 34 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Tewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tewe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tewe last name rose 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tewe Last Name Statistics demography

Tewe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tewé921/
Thewe89374/
Tewey89237/
Toewe89135/
Teweh8987/
Tewee8959/
Teuwe8954/
Tiewe8951/
Tewei8914/
Tewhe8913/
Teewe898/
Tewie896/
Teawe895/
Teiwe894/
Tewea892/
Taewe892/
Teweu891/
Teweî891/
Tewge891/
Tehwe891/
Tewed891/
Tew8615,819/
Teiwes80776/
Tiewei80180/
Teiwei80113/
Teeweh8068/
Tewhey8045/
Teewes8018/
Toehwe807/
Teewer804/
Teewee804/
Toeweh803/
Teawie803/
Tehwei803/
Tewett802/
Httewe802/
Taewee802/
Thewee802/
Toewey801/
Teiwet801/
Theawe801/
Toewee801/
Toewea801/
Teiwie801/
Toewue801/
Tewech801/
Tewehe801/
Tewess801/
Tesswe801/
Dteuwe801/
Theewe801/
Thoewe801/
Tebe758,457/
Towe756,389/
Tawe756,130/
Tewa752,469/
Thew752,467/
Tiwe75463/
Tewi75378/
Teve75349/
Töwe75126/
Teiw7549/
Teaw7522/
Teew7513/
Tewy752/
Tejw752/
Tewh751/
Theiwes739/
Teeweah735/
Toeweah733/
Teiwett731/
Toewhea731/
Teuweih731/
Teweesh731/
Theswet731/
Thiewey731/
Thaewea731/
Theweat730/
Teves6737,602/
Tevez6714,514/
Theve673,301/
Taiwe673,084/
Towey672,841/
Thawe672,399/
Toweh672,339/
Taweh671,242/
Thiwe67576/
Tawey67493/
Tever67432/
Tawee67337/
Tevie67288/
Tevge67270/
Tewaa67193/
Thewi67169/
Tevet67166/
Tavee67162/
Towei67148/
Tovee67140/
Tawea67137/
Teave67133/
Teibe67125/
Teeve67118/
Thowe67114/
Tibee67111/
Tebei67108/
Tebhe6795/
Towee6784/
Teiwa6773/
Tiwei6771/
Tiewa6770/
Teebi6761/
Tewiy6758/
Tawei6757/
Teewa6740/
Tewai6734/
Teawa6728/
Tebea6728/
Teuve6725/
Teive6723/
Tajwe6716/
Htawe6714/
Teway6714/
Towea6714/
Teabe6714/
Tiweh6712/
Toweu6711/
Tehve6710/
Tohwe679/
Taïwe679/
Teeva678/
Teybe678/
Teebe678/
Teoue678/
Tebey677/
Tiwed676/
Tevey675/
Taweu675/
Toewheah675/
Dtewa674/
Tewoy674/
Tebee674/
Tyowe674/
Toeve674/
Teved673/
Tieve673/
Taawe673/
Tihwe673/
Teywa673/
Tebej672/
Teevy672/
Tyvee672/
Tewui672/
Taywe672/
Tahwe672/
Tyhwe671/
Tehbe671/
Tawej671/
Tewdt671/
Tiwwe671/
Theweatt671/
Thewy671/
Teveh671/
Teevi671/
Teyve671/
Taeue671/
Theaw671/
Teveu671/
Tevea671/
Tevje671/
Tetve671/
Tehwi671/
Taweï671/
Tywer671/
Tewha671/
Tywes671/
Tywet671/
Tewyt671/
Hteew671/
Teeby670/
Tewhy670/

Tewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺗﻮatw20
ﺗﻮtw20
ﺍﻟﺘﻮﻩaltwh20
ﺍﻟﺘﻮaltw20
ﺍﺗﻮﻩatwh20

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