Tewiah Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tewiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Liberia91:489,83723,279
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Tewiah Last Name Facts

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

Tewiah is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tewiah is the 501,935th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tewiah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Tewiah is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Barring Ghana Tewiah exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Tewiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tewiah surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Tewiah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning $29,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toewiah9281/
Teewiah9223/
Tewia914/
Tawiah8347,554/
Teewia8362/
Towiah8346/
Tewija831/
Teweah831/
Teeweah775/
Thawiah775/
Tewoyia771/
Tewoiya771/
Tteviah771/
Towieah771/
Tawia732,250/
Tebia73604/
Tevia7325/
Towia7323/
Tewja738/
Tewea732/
Tewya731/
Thawihah711/
Taiwia67236/
Tawija67145/
Thawia67104/
Tawiha6725/
Taviah6720/
Tevija6710/
Toweah676/
Tawuia674/
Toviah673/
Taweah672/
Toweia671/
Taevia671/
Tojwia671/
Tivyah671/
Tiweah671/
Towyah671/
Tjuiah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tewiah
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