Tewela Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tewela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Tewela Last Name Facts

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

Tewela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tewela.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tewela is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Tewela reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent reside and Thailand, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewela92232/
Tewelay9216/
Tewelas920/
Towela834,112/
Tewele833,157/
Tawela83513/
Tebela83384/
Teweli8324/
Tewala839/
Tywela832/
Tewelo831/
Tebeila771,022/
Taweela77154/
Teweles7769/
Tewiele7752/
Tewelis7721/
Toweula778/
Tebelha776/
Tawella776/
Thowela775/
Taweila774/
Teawala773/
Theweli772/
Tawelah772/
Tewiola772/
Tewelou771/
Taewila771/
Tevella771/
Tiewala771/
Tebelah771/
Toewala771/
Teweled771/
Teweule771/
Tesuela771/
Teabela771/
Thewala771/
Thewele771/
Tibeela771/
Teibela771/
Tewilla770/
Teweleit7177/
Thebeila7116/
Thewalai716/
Thaweela714/
Teywilla711/
Thewilas711/
Tawellah711/
Thiewele711/
Tovela6732,955/
Tebele674,969/
Tawila673,640/
Tavela67441/
Teveli67400/
Tawala67364/
Tebelo67357/
Tebeli67321/
Towelo67133/
Tevele67110/
Tevala6789/
Towila6779/
Tevely6758/
Tibela6753/
Tebila6750/
Tiewwilai6745/
Tevola6744/
Tewile6723/
Tyvela6719/
Tawola6718/
Towala6717/
Theweleit6714/
Tewili6713/
Tebely6712/
Tewalo6711/
Tiwala6710/
Tywele677/
Tewolo675/
Tevelo673/
Tawelo672/
Tivela672/
Tevila672/
Tjwala672/
Towola671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tewela
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