Tsewu Surname

166,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tsewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3151:23,4032,976
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tsewu (13) may also be a first name.

Tsewu Last Name Facts

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

Tsewu occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsewu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 166,357th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,800,748 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsewu are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 2,315 people, or 1 in 23,403. In South Africa Tsewu is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Tsewu exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Tsewu Last Name Statistics demography

Tsewu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.54% less than the national average, earning R 129,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshewu9133/
Thsewu915/
Tsewui911/
Tsewou911/
Tshiewu8362/
Tsheweu831/
Tsawu80432/
Tsebu803/
Tsevu802/
Tsiwu802/
Tjewu801/
Tsowu801/
Tshevu73468/
Tshebu7368/
Tshawu7343/
Tsebou7342/
Tshowu733/
Tshiwu732/
Tsawou732/
Tseavu731/
Tsebui731/
Tsawui731/
Tchewu731/
Tsoweu731/
Tsewoo731/
Zewu671,666/
Tchewou67698/
Cewu67218/
Tshiweu6775/
Tshibeu6768/
Tshievu6741/
Tseibou6713/
Tsheveu671/
Tshiswu671/
Tshahwu671/
Tsieveu671/
Tshiowu671/
Stshevu671/

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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 Tsewu
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