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

The last name Tsewu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tsewu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsewu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tsewu is the 166,357th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,800,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsewu reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tsewu is also the 3,159,357th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,315 people, or 1 in 23,403. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent reside, Western Cape, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa Tsewu exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

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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