Tewi Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1711:47,6835,932
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Tewi (1,201) may also be a first name.

Tewi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tewi is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 757,040th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Tewi reside; 45 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 45 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tewi is also the 228,576th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 1,201 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 47,683. In Papua New Guinea Tewi is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 26 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 25 percent live and West Sepik, where 18 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Thailand, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewi89169/
Tewiy8958/
Tewai8934/
Tewei8914/
Tewie896/
Tewui892/
Tehwi891/
Tiewei80180/
Teiwei80113/
Teiwai8018/
Tewich8015/
Toewih805/
Teewai805/
Thewai803/
Tewith803/
Teawie803/
Tehwei803/
Tehwiy803/
Teawhi801/
Tewait801/
Tewist801/
Teiwie801/
Teuwai801/
Tejwai801/
Thewit800/
Tawi756,423/
Tevi753,976/
Tewa752,469/
Tebi752,079/
Tiwi751,941/
Tewe751,592/
Towi75439/
Tjwi7510/
Tewy752/
Tewé751/
Tywi751/
Teuweih731/
Thewijs731/
Htewish731/
Tebai6710,930/
Thawi675,171/
Tevis672,183/
Tawai671,758/
Thevi67439/
Teivi67423/
Teibi67388/
Teiva67374/
Thewe67374/
Towie67330/
Tevie67288/
Tewey67237/
Towai67229/
Tewaa67193/
Tiwai67162/
Towei67148/
Toewe67135/
Teibe67125/
Tawih67119/
Tawie67117/
Tebei67108/
Teweh6787/
Teiwa6773/
Tiwei6771/
Tiewa6770/
Teebi6761/
Tewee6759/
Tevai6759/
Tesvi6758/
Tawei6757/
Teuwe6754/
Tiewe6751/
Tevio6745/
Tawhi6743/
Teewa6740/
Teybi6733/
Tievi6732/
Teawa6728/
Tahwi6727/
Teiby6727/
Tebih6723/
Tevit6723/
Teive6723/
Tavei6723/
Tevid6722/
Tiwie6718/
Tawii6718/
Tiwii6718/
Teway6714/
Teavi6714/
Teboi6714/
Towui6713/
Tewhe6713/
Towoi6711/
Tebui6711/
Teabi6710/
Tajwi6710/
Teewe678/
Toevi677/
Tevih677/
Tevoi677/
Tesui676/
Tawoi676/
Tovei676/
Tibei675/
Teawe675/
Dtewa674/
Tawwi674/
Tewoy674/
Tetvi674/
Teiwe674/
Teviz673/
Teywa673/
Taawi672/
Thowi672/
Tewea672/
Taiwi672/
Towih672/
Taewe672/
Teyui672/
Tebij671/
Teviy671/
Teweu671/
Thewy671/
Tieui671/
Tijwi671/
Teevi671/
Htawi671/
Teweî671/
Towhi671/
Tawiy671/
Tawui671/
Tiwiz671/
Ttevi671/
Dtawi671/
Teivy671/
Tivei671/
Tewge671/
Tewha671/
Teyvi671/
Tebhi671/
Tehwe671/
Tewed671/
Tewyt671/
Tawyi671/
Tewhy670/

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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 Tewi
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