Tebe Surname

59,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Tebe Surname Definition:

Tebe is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: shield.

Tebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5,1201:14,9971,972
South Africa7301:74,2169,223
Indonesia5791:228,41021,214
Benin3311:31,2254,110
Cameroon3271:63,5148,079
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Zimbabwe1961:78,76711,570
Zambia1511:104,9668,288
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
Argentina1321:323,81425,647
India851:9,024,299181,432
Spain791:591,79827,792
Ivory Coast671:344,34712,387
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Tebé (12), Tèbè (1) & Tébé (1) are calculated separately.

Tebe (744) may also be a first name.

Tebe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tebe is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: shield.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Tebe Last Name Facts

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

Tebe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺐ, Marathi: टेबे, Oriya: େଟେବ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Tebé, Tèbè or Tébé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tebe is the 59,657th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 861,718 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Tebe reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Tebe is also the 301,495th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 744 people.

The last name Tebe is most common in Iran, where it is held by 5,120 people, or 1 in 14,997. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Iran it exists in 40 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Tebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tebe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tebe last name grew 223 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tebe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tebe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 55.23% less than the national average, earning R 106,380 per year and in United States they earn 77.94% less than the national average, earning $9,519 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tebé9212/
Thebe8913,840/
Tiebe895,912/
Teber894,526/
Tebes892,403/
Tebie891,823/
Toebe891,185/
Tebet89437/
Tebez89329/
Teibe89125/
Tebei89108/
Tebeh89103/
Teube8998/
Tebhe8995/
Tesbe8984/
Tebje8973/
Tebeu8965/
Taebe8959/
Tebea8928/
Teabe8914/
Teybe898/
Teebe898/
Tebey897/
Tebed895/
Tebee894/
Tgebe892/
Tebej892/
Tehbe891/
Tebeş891/
Tèbè831/
Tébé831/
Teberh805,313/
Teiber80340/
Tiebie80170/
Thiebe80108/
Theebe80100/
Teyber8081/
Tebest8079/
Thoebe8049/
Tebieș8047/
Tebeha8025/
Tebesz8024/
Tebech8016/
Teibes8016/
Teabeu808/
Thebey807/
Thaebe806/
Toebeh805/
Teubei804/
Thebee804/
Tesbee804/
Teubeu804/
Tebeih802/
Tebets802/
Toebee802/
Theber802/
Tehbeh802/
Teibei802/
Tebeuh802/
Tiebeu802/
Tiebey802/
Tebeas801/
Tebhje801/
Theabe801/
Thebep801/
Thhebe801/
Tiebee801/
Tebess801/
Techbe801/
Tebeph801/
Teibet801/
Teebie801/
Teubea801/
Theube801/
Dtebeu801/
Teybie801/
Thebei801/
Thebie801/
Teebet801/
Teaber800/
Tebett800/
Tabe7519,988/
Tobe7511,653/
Tibe758,342/
Teba757,177/
Tebi752,079/
Teby751,929/
Tewe751,592/
Teve75349/
Töbe7578/
Tebj755/
Tybe752/
Tjbe751/
Tebeest73262/
Teybesh7311/
Thebeha736/
Tebeitt732/
Thebesh732/
Tebeaua731/
Tebetts731/
Tejbije731/
Thebeah731/
Theubeu731/
Tiebeha731/
Thebest731/
Theebge730/
Teebest730/
Teves6737,602/
Tevez6714,514/
Tebai6710,930/
Tabei679,797/
Tobey676,770/
Teyba673,716/
Theve673,301/
Tibes673,098/
Taibe672,695/
Tebay672,056/
Tebaa671,837/
Teiba671,832/
Tieba671,671/
Thobe671,375/
Tisbe671,145/
Thabe671,079/
Tebit67815/
Taebi67765/
Tibet67761/
Tebid67734/
Tempe67666/
Tever67432/
Tiber67419/
Teibi67388/
Thewe67374/
Teeba67359/
Tevie67288/
Tabea67276/
Tevge67270/
Tesbi67266/
Taabe67259/
Tewey67237/
Tebiz67228/
Theby67206/
Tebio67204/
Tebiş67177/
Tabeu67167/
Tevet67166/
Tabey67153/
Tabeh67152/
Teave67133/
Tiebi67133/
Thibe67128/
Teeve67118/
Tobeh67113/
Tibee67111/
Teweh6787/
Tobee6782/
Tobei6768/
Tebis6768/
Teebi6761/
Tobea6761/
Tewee6759/
Teuwe6754/
Tabee6753/
Tiewe6751/
Tyobe6751/
Tieby6749/
Teboa6749/
Teewa6740/
Tibey6738/
Teybi6733/
Teaba6730/
Teiby6727/
Teuve6725/
Tebih6723/
Teive6723/
Tebha6720/
Thebi6719/
Tibea6718/
Teaby6714/
Tewei6714/
Tuibe6714/
Teboi6714/
Tewhe6713/
Tibeh6712/
Tebui6711/
Toibe6711/
Teboy6710/
Tehve6710/
Teabi6710/
Taybe679/
Teeva678/
Teewe678/
Teoue678/
Tiobe678/
Tesby677/
Tybee677/
Tewie676/
Tevey675/
Tibei675/
Teawe675/
Taeby675/
Teiwe674/
Tíber674/
Teved673/
Tohbe673/
Tieve673/
Tebii673/
Tibeu673/
Tejby673/
Teubi673/
Teevy672/
Tyvee672/
Tobeu672/
Tewea672/
Taïbe672/
Toybe671/
Tebij671/
Tebiy671/
Tejbi671/
Teweu671/
Tahbe671/
Teveh671/
Tuybe671/
Teevi671/
Teyve671/
Teveu671/
Tébet671/
Tevea671/
Tevje671/
Teweî671/
Tetve671/
Teïba671/
Teyby671/
Tabeï671/
Thöbe671/
Dteba671/
Tewge671/
Tebhi671/
Tehwe671/
Tewed671/
Teeby670/
Theibeid670/
Toeby670/
Thebeith670/

Tebe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tebe in the Marathi language
टेबेtebe98.99
तेबेtebe1.01
Tebe in the Oriya language
େଟେବeteba88.89
େତେବeteba7.41
େଟେକeteka3.7
Tebe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺐtb81.82
ﺗﺒﻪtbh18.18

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