Tewis Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Honduras91:979,6054,574
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tewis (55) may also be a first name.

Tewis Last Name Facts

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

Tewis is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tewis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Tewis is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Tewis live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Tewis is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 55 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States Tewis is primarily found in: Missouri, where 24 percent are found, Louisiana, where 18 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found.

Tewis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tewis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 613 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tewis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tewis surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Tewis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewis91322/
Tewish9119/
Teuwis912/
Tewist911/
Theuwis83330/
Theewis8352/
Tewisse838/
Theiwis833/
Htewish831/
Thewijs831/
Thewise831/
Tewes806,902/
Tevis802,183/
Tebis8068/
Tawis8036/
Tiwis809/
Towis801/
Thewes732,587/
Teiwes73776/
Thevis73477/
Teives7343/
Thewys7339/
Teewes7318/
Tawish7317/
Teibes7316/
Tewich7315/
Tawais7310/
Tievis738/
Taveis737/
Tiwise736/
Théwis734/
Toewes732/
Towies732/
Teveis732/
Tiwist732/
Teavis731/
Teabis731/
Tebuis731/
Tewiße731/
Tewess731/
Tewese731/
Tevise731/
Tetvis730/
Teviss730/
Tevist730/
Tiehuis67316/
Thiewes67174/
Theiwes679/
Teiviss676/
Theewes676/
Teibysh671/
Thiweis671/
Teweshe671/
Towhish671/
Teivišs671/
Tehuise671/
Teweesh671/
Tevisch671/
Tebisch671/

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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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  • 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 Tewis
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