Tee Surname

8,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tee Surname Definition:

1 for Tighe: v. Mac Tighe.

2 poss. also representing the initial of some T_________ name: we may compare Teebee, near Washington, U.S.A., which name, it is believed, represents the initials of Thomas Blandford, an early proprietor.

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Tee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia37,4311:788104
Philippines3,2861:30,8094,469
Myanmar2,9741:17,464386
Singapore2,4951:2,207219
United States2,3501:154,23815,805
Ghana2,2861:11,8201,565
Saudi Arabia1,7491:17,6422,451
Thailand1,7051:41,4304,594
England1,5051:37,0224,842
Australia1,2611:21,4082,969
South Africa6241:86,82310,676
Nigeria5701:310,77717,240
Brunei4301:974197
Indonesia4281:308,99327,325
United Arab Emirates4241:21,6092,498
Canada4011:91,88410,069
Fiji3771:2,372387
Papua New Guinea3451:23,6342,591
Liberia3331:13,2391,409
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
New Zealand2151:21,0623,698
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
China1071:12,778,706770
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
India1041:7,375,629160,209
Wales891:34,7703,467
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Uganda721:542,21230,029
Mexico691:1,798,93117,818
Pakistan661:2,706,72622,920
Taiwan651:360,6882,859
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Laos361:183,009198
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Guernsey291:2,222539
Japan231:5,558,44840,460
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Belgium181:638,70256,744
France161:4,151,420237,746
Benin151:689,04039,432
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Bermuda121:5,440820
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Finland61:916,11741,832
Oman61:614,6626,082
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Macau51:120,326534
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bhutan41:154,010967
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6081:40,0915,095
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

The alternate forms: Tée (1) are calculated separately.

Tee (28,339) may also be a first name.

Tee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 for Tighe: v. Mac Tighe.

2 poss. also representing the initial of some T_________ name: we may compare Teebee, near Washington, U.S.A., which name, it is believed, represents the initials of Thomas Blandford, an early proprietor.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Thys; from the Danish, Thye; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tee (Marathi: तेले) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Tée. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,998th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 115,672 people. The surname Tee is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Tee live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 29,128th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 28,339 people.

Tee is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 37,431 people, or 1 in 788. In Malaysia Tee is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 36 percent live, Johor, where 36 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in 118 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent live and Myanmar, where 5 percent live.

Tee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tee last name expanded 2,136 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 775 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tee surname is principally Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tee last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tee earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.45% less than the national average, earning R 203,304 per year; in United States they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $44,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $57,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tée891/
Teye8634,619/
Teje8615,956/
Teer863,652/
Teed863,224/
Thee861,399/
Tees861,303/
Teez86521/
Teet86398/
Teie86208/
Te'e8681/
Teep8632/
Htee8615/
Teea867/
Teae866/
Ttee865/
Teue864/
Teej861/
Teey861/
Te8053,305/
Tejie753,865/
Teets753,860/
Tegge751,257/
Tayee751,200/
Teetz75895/
Teyie75538/
Teyes75451/
Tawee75337/
Theye75264/
Touee75100/
Towee7584/
Tejee7550/
Tejeh7545/
Teyez7539/
Theie7539/
Teesh7537/
Tajee7535/
Teyeh7533/
Tieye7531/
Theeß7527/
Teješ7522/
Teije7519/
Hteej7516/
Teyet7516/
Teeja7515/
Toyee7513/
Tehge7513/
Teeya7510/
Taiee7510/
Theje759/
Teest759/
Teehe758/
Teejo758/
Teeas756/
Tehye755/
Theea755/
Teead754/
Teyee753/
Dteye753/
Tegie753/
Teeji753/
Teies753/
Teeds752/
Tejed752/
Tehed752/
Tieje752/
Tijee752/
Teeht752/
Hteet752/
Ttees751/
Tuyee751/
Tojee751/
Tooee751/
Teech751/
Teeys751/
Teyed751/
Teess751/
Tuoee751/
Teeoo751/
Teeee751/
Tujee751/
Htees751/
Tüjee751/
Tehez751/
Tejez751/
Teerh751/
Teeye751/
Toeye751/
Te'et751/
Theue751/
Tauee751/
Te'er751/
Tteje751/
Teetp751/
Teeyo751/
Teedt750/
Teett750/
The67151,749/
Toe67124,826/
Teh6768,604/
Tie6742,702/
Tep6742,575/
Tea6727,788/
Tae6724,677/
Tei6721,578/
Ter6717,958/
Tes6714,945/
Tey6714,082/
Tye6713,557/
Tej675,260/
Tez674,884/
Tue674,002/
Teu672,429/
Tet672,377/
Ted67860/
Tje67751/
Thawee67290/
Thieye67148/
Tehesh6781/
Tte6769/
Tehjeh6753/
Teß6739/
Thajee6738/
Teeyoh6738/
Tehehi6735/
Thheer6726/
Hte6725/
Thoeye6720/
Taiehe6719/
Theedt6718/
Teč6715/
Tõe6712/
Dte6711/
Teauea6710/
Tge6710/
Teeyee6710/
Teš6710/
Tauhee679/
Teeyoe678/
Theess677/
Thayee676/
Teyech676/
Thoyee676/
Theeye675/
Theesz675/
Theehs674/
Geetee674/
Theyoe674/
Tawees674/
Toweet674/
Teeias673/
Tiejee673/
Theetz673/
Teyije673/
Tyojee673/
Thahee673/
Theije672/
Tayeed672/
Teeths672/
Tiye'e672/
Teeyes672/
Teï672/
Tuyehe672/
Tohwee672/
Tejeau671/
Theead671/
Theech671/
Theeya671/
Thehes671/
Theies671/
Tiejie671/
Tehech671/
Tayeee671/
Teí671/
Teį671/
Thaiee671/
Tejech671/
Theuie671/
Tuheeh671/
Teejee671/
Touhee671/
Tesgie671/
Tohyee671/
Tuyeed671/
Tteett671/
Ttheer671/
Theyee671/
Thgeeh671/
Tahyee671/
Tehyae671/
Teejah671/
Teesrh671/
Teheeh671/
Tehejh671/
Dteeji671/
Toohee670/
Theied670/
Theiez670/
Theahe670/

Tee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tee in the Marathi language
तेलेtele50
टेऊॅteue50

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