Timotheo Surname

38,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Timotheo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timotheo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,7321:4,158576
Brazil8421:254,2459,795
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Timótheo (7) are calculated separately.

Timotheo (17,846) may also be a first name.

Timotheo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timotheo is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur as: Timótheo. Click here to see other possible spellings of Timotheo.

How Common Is The Last Name Timotheo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Timotheo is the 38,453rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 532,871 people. The last name Timotheo occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Timotheo reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 41,063rd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 17,846 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12,732 people, or 1 in 4,158. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 13 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 11 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Timotheo
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