Tewele Surname

141,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tewele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6421:32,2423,802
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Ivory Coast1171:197,1908,500
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tewele (87) may also be a first name.

Tewele Last Name Facts

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

Tewele is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 141,194th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,308,377 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tewele reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tewele is also the 1,024,927th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 87 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,642 people, or 1 in 32,242. In Tanzania Tewele is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 42 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 22 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 41 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teweles9269/
Tewiele9252/
Tewelle922/
Teweled921/
Teweule921/
Thewele921/
Tewel91149/
Tewle9140/
Teweleit8677/
Thiewele861/
Tebele834,969/
Tewell831,422/
Tevele83110/
Towele83103/
Tawele8385/
Teweli8324/
Tewile8323/
Tewela8319/
Teiwel837/
Tywele837/
Tewale834/
Tewole833/
Tewleh831/
Tewlle831/
Teweel831/
Teewel831/
Theweleit8014/
Thewela77232/
Tebeile77108/
Tevelle77105/
Tevelei7746/
Toiwele7741/
Tevelez7726/
Teveles7724/
Teawell7724/
Tewelis7721/
Tewelay7716/
Thewell7715/
Tawelle779/
Teveler773/
Tiowele772/
Theweli772/
Teebile771/
Teibele771/
Tewolee771/
Thewale771/
Tibeele771/
Tewelli771/
Tebeleh771/
Teywell770/
Toweley770/
Towelle770/
Tevel73562/
Tiwel7334/
Tewil7316/
Tiwle737/
Thevelle7113/
Towelleh717/
Taweeleh714/
Towellie712/
Tebeileh711/
Tawelleh711/
Tevoejle711/
Thevelet711/
Tihwaele711/
Thevelei711/
Tawale67569/
Tiwale67461/
Teveli67400/
Tebeli67321/
Tawile6799/
Tovele6771/
Tevell6764/
Tevely6758/
Tevale6750/
Thevel6747/
Tavele6735/
Towile6733/
Tibele6724/
Towale6722/
Tiwole6716/
Tewali6715/
Tewili6713/
Tebile6712/
Tebely6712/
Thäwel677/
Teveyl676/
Tevile676/
Teveil675/
Teyvel675/
Tievel673/
Towole673/
Tivele673/
Tiwell672/
Taweli672/
Tywela672/
Toweli671/
Thebehele671/
Teivel670/
Tewichell670/
Tewill670/

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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 Tewele
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