Tetuan

Tetuan Meaning & Origin

About Tetuan
The surname Tetuan is of Spanish origin and is derived from the place name Tetuán, which is a city in northern Morocco. The name Tetuán itself is believed to have originated from the Berber language and means "the eyes" or "the springs." As a surname, Tetuan likely indicates that the family has ancestral ties to the city of Tetuán or its surrounding region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tetuan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tetuan: 187
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 97,210
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tetuan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tetuan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TTN
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 T Y UW0 AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/tetuan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T350

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tetuan in Braille

Here's how to represent Tetuan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tetuan in braille

How to sign the name Tetuan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tetuan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tetuan in sign language

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