Tewes Surname

71,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tewes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,5161:14,5951,903
United States9671:374,82833,176
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Australia951:284,16525,304
Denmark301:188,15715,676
England291:1,921,31276,208
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France201:3,321,136213,627
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belize101:35,5472,218
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Tewes (83) may also be a first name.

Tewes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tewes is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,529th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,055,860 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Tewes reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Tewes is also the 1,052,971st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 83 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5,516 people, or 1 in 14,595. In Germany Tewes is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Tewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tewes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tewes surname grew 1,007 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tewes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tewes surname are 24.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.51% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tewes earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning $40,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewes912,587/
Teiwes91776/
Teewes9118/
Toewes912/
Tewess911/
Tewese911/
Thiewes83174/
Theiwes839/
Theewes836/
Teweesh831/
Teweshe831/
Teves8037,602/
Tebes802,403/
Tawes80664/
Towes80274/
Tewis80122/
Tiwes808/
Tywes801/
Theves73917/
Thewis73322/
Tieves73167/
Tevesz73105/
Teives7343/
Thewys7339/
Tebesz7324/
Tewish7319/
Tevesh7317/
Teibes7316/
Thiwes7315/
Teaves737/
Thawes736/
Tawees734/
Toeves734/
Teeves733/
Tavees733/
Towies732/
Teveis732/
Teuwis732/
Tevest732/
Tewiße731/
Teevys731/
Towwes731/
Tewech731/
Tebess731/
Tewist731/
Tawess731/
Tebeas731/
Toweus731/
Toeues731/
Tevese731/
Toweys730/
Towess730/
Towesh730/
Tesues730/
Theuwis67330/
Thieves6773/
Theewis6752/
Teybesh6711/
Tewisse678/
Thawees676/
Htiwesh674/
Theiwis673/
Thebesh672/
Htewish671/
D'Teves671/
Thewijs671/
Taveesh671/
Thewise671/
Thiweis671/
Taiwest671/
Teeveus670/

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