Tewer Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
India121:63,922,115578,870
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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Teewer914/
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Tewerhe831/
Thewier830/
Tower809,006/
Teber804,526/
Tawer802,959/
Tever80432/
Tiwer8026/
Tewre808/
Tywer801/
Teberh735,313/
Tevere73536/
Thawer73342/
Teiber73340/
Thever73216/
Taveer7385/
Teaver7384/
Teyber7381/
Tehver7371/
Teever7340/
Tajwer7327/
Tewire7327/
Tebear7325/
Thower7322/
Taweer7313/
Tevert7312/
Teveer739/
Tibeer734/
Toweir734/
Towier732/
Theber732/
Tiever732/
Tiwere731/
Tyower731/
Teiwre731/
Tawier731/
Tevier731/
Tahwer731/
Tiveer731/
Tewair731/
Toweer731/
Thewre731/
Teaber730/
Teveir730/
Teihweire711/
Thevier6756/
Teeveer6746/
Theaver6720/
Tahawer6716/
Tejveer6713/
Tõevere6712/
Tyoveer674/
Thevert673/
Theever673/
Tewijrt672/
Tawheer671/
Tajweer671/
Tyohwer671/
Tewaire671/
Taywear671/
Taiwere671/
Tajveer671/
Thevear671/
Thaveer671/
Taiveer671/
T'Oever671/
Tessuer670/

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