Tewer Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Tewer Surname Definition:
(English) Skin-Dresser [Middle English tewer, from Middle English tewan, tawen, to dress skins; Old English táwian, to prepare] A tewer of skynnes.—Cathol. Anglic., A.D. 1483.
Tewer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Tewer (37) may also be a first name.
Tewer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Skin-Dresser [Middle English tewer, from Middle English tewan, tawen, to dress skins; Old English táwian, to prepare] A tewer of skynnes.—Cathol. Anglic., A.D. 1483.
Tewer Demographics
Tewer Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Tewer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tewer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tewer occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tewer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tewer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,775,494th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Tewer occurs mostly in Asia, where 36 percent of Tewer are found; 36 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name Tewer is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 2,495,268. In Indonesia Tewer is most numerous in: Papua, where 72 percent live, South Sumatra, where 23 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Tewer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tewer last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tewere | 91 | 7 | / |
| Teewer | 91 | 4 | / |
| Thewer | 91 | 4 | / |
| Teweur | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tehwer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tewerhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thewier | 83 | 0 | / |
| Tower | 80 | 9,006 | / |
| Teber | 80 | 4,526 | / |
| Tawer | 80 | 2,959 | / |
| Tever | 80 | 432 | / |
| Tiwer | 80 | 26 | / |
| Tewre | 80 | 8 | / |
| Tywer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teberh | 73 | 5,313 | / |
| Tevere | 73 | 536 | / |
| Thawer | 73 | 342 | / |
| Teiber | 73 | 340 | / |
| Thever | 73 | 216 | / |
| Taveer | 73 | 85 | / |
| Teaver | 73 | 84 | / |
| Teyber | 73 | 81 | / |
| Tehver | 73 | 71 | / |
| Teever | 73 | 40 | / |
| Tajwer | 73 | 27 | / |
| Tewire | 73 | 27 | / |
| Tebear | 73 | 25 | / |
| Thower | 73 | 22 | / |
| Taweer | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tevert | 73 | 12 | / |
| Teveer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tibeer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Toweir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Towier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Theber | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tiever | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tiwere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tyower | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teiwre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tevier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiveer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tewair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toweer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thewre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teaber | 73 | 0 | / |
| Teveir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Teihweire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thevier | 67 | 56 | / |
| Teeveer | 67 | 46 | / |
| Theaver | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tahawer | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tejveer | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tõevere | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tyoveer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thevert | 67 | 3 | / |
| Theever | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tewijrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tawheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tajweer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyohwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taywear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taiwere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tajveer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thevear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaveer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taiveer | 67 | 1 | / |
| T'Oever | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tessuer | 67 | 0 | / |
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