Tegeye Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tegeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tegeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tegeye Last Name Facts

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

Tegeye is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tegeye.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegeye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tegeye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 57 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 14 percent reside and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegey9113/
Tegaye831,452/
Tegeje83150/
Tegoye8365/
Tegyey8347/
Tegyei8319/
Tegeyi832/
Tegeya832/
Teghey831/
Tesgaye774,834/
Thegaye7710/
Tedjeye774/
Thegeya774/
Tegueya771/
Teegaye771/
Teejaye771/
Tekheye771/
Tegay731,791/
Tesey7337/
Tegoy7325/
Togey7316/
Tezey7312/
Tigey738/
Tegoe736/
Tezee734/
Tagey734/
Tegea733/
Tegae732/
Tejey731/
Tecey731/
Thegeyia714/
Teejayes711/
Tiegheya711/
Tigaye67483/
Tagaye67324/
Tegueu67213/
Teasey67139/
Tegeja67112/
Togoye6780/
Teejay6747/
Tegjeu6738/
Tesaye6736/
Tageya6725/
Teghue6719/
Tegoue6715/
Tesgay6712/
Teecey6712/
Tiguey6712/
Techey6711/
Toghey6711/
Tagoye679/
Tegayo678/
Tagiye678/
Tegaya677/
Tesgae674/
Teezee674/
Teugea674/
Togaye673/
Tegejo673/
Tegawe673/
Teagoe673/
Tejeea673/
Tekhee673/
Tegoya673/
Teagay673/
Teesay672/
Thegay672/
Tigiye672/
Teguesuie671/
Tesgea671/
Teagea671/
Teazey671/
Tecaye671/
Teejoy671/
Teagae671/
Tezeya671/
Teseyo671/
Taegay671/
Teicey671/
Tezoye671/
Tezaye671/
Tegheu671/
Tegowe671/
Tejeyo671/
Teegoy671/
Tege'a671/
Tegeai671/
Tegeio671/
Tageyo671/
Teazee671/
Tigoye671/
Tageie671/
Tegayi671/
Teesey670/
Tezzey670/
Taigey670/

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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 Tegeye
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