Tewete Surname
Approximately 764 people bear this surname
Tewete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| Senegal | 17 | 1:857,608 | 2,905 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tewete (21) may also be a first name.
Tewete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tewete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tewete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﺕ) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tewete? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 446,308th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. The surname Tewete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tewete are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tewete is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.
The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Beside Malawi this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 2 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tewette | 92 | 247 | / |
| Tiewete | 92 | 10 | / |
| Thewete | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tewet | 91 | 4 | / |
| Thewethe | 86 | 209 | / |
| Tawete | 83 | 2,254 | / |
| Tebete | 83 | 90 | / |
| Teweti | 83 | 10 | / |
| Tewate | 83 | 7 | / |
| Teweta | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tevete | 83 | 5 | / |
| Thewet | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tewett | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tiewet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teiwet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tjwete | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tiwete | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tevette | 77 | 72 | / |
| Tawetee | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tawethe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Theswet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tewetay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teiwett | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tebette | 77 | 1 | / |
| Towette | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tebethe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Theweat | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tebet | 73 | 437 | / |
| Tevet | 73 | 166 | / |
| Tiwet | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tewit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tewyt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tewed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tywet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawethee | 71 | 5 | / |
| Thawethe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tewahyte | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thevethe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Teawatei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tawaetee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teuwateu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Theweatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teviette | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tebite | 67 | 290 | / |
| Teveta | 67 | 67 | / |
| Tavete | 67 | 36 | / |
| Teevet | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tiweti | 67 | 15 | / |
| Thevet | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tewita | 67 | 10 | / |
| Teveit | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teveti | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tevate | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teveth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tewith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tevest | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tewitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tevedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teibet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tevett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tevote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewaty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tivete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiowet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taiwethee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teebet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tebett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thewit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tiwett | 67 | 0 | / |
Tewete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tewete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﺕ | twt | - |
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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 Tewete
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