Tewin Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

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

Tewin Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Tewin (Herts), the Domesday Tewinge, 10th cent. Tiwingas (dat. pl. Tiwingum) = (the Estate of the) Tiw(e Family [v. under Tew2, and + the pl., -ingas, ol the son suff. -ing]

Tewin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Tewin (417) may also be a first name.

Tewin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Tewin (Herts), the Domesday Tewinge, 10th cent. Tiwingas (dat. pl. Tiwingum) = (the Estate of the) Tiw(e Family [v. under Tew2, and + the pl., -ingas, ol the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tewin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tewin is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tewin is the 2,372,517th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Tewin are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 420,947th most numerous first name in the world, held by 417 people.

Tewin is most numerous in Thailand, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,535,616. In Thailand Tewin is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 33 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 26 percent are found and Phayao Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewin91284/
Taewin912/
Tewine911/
Tejwin911/
Tewn893/
Thewing8362/
Theywin832/
Tewwing831/
Tawin80538/
Tebin80204/
Towin80111/
Tiwin8031/
Tywin8010/
Tewen805/
Thewn802/
Tewne801/
Teuwen73964/
Thawin73624/
Thewen7334/
Tahwin7315/
Taywin739/
Teabin734/
Tewene733/
Tajwin733/
Teibin732/
Tgeewn731/
Tiwine731/
Tohwin731/
Tawien731/
Taiwin731/
Towuin731/
Thowin731/
Tiwain731/
Teiven731/
Thywin730/
Town678,652/
Tibn67658/
Tawn67302/
Theuwen6797/
Theewen6746/
Tehswen6723/
Theiben6721/
Thewhen673/
Tahawin672/
Tywn672/
Tjwn672/
Taiwain672/
Thahwin671/
Theebin671/
Tewayne671/
Tethuin671/
Teaswen671/
Tegiuin671/
Techuin671/
Tiwaine671/

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