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
The surname Tewete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﺕ) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tewete? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tewete is the 446,308th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. Tewete is mostly found 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. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name on earth, held by 21 people.
The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Excluding Malawi Tewete is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 2 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.
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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