Tegge Surname

302,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Tegge Surname Definition:

(Welsh, Irish, English) One with a fair complexion; grandson of Tadhg (poet); dweller in an enclosure or near a common pasture.

Tegge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6811:118,21714,517
United States5121:707,92855,905
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India51:153,413,076951,030
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Tegge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh, Irish, English) One with a fair complexion; grandson of Tadhg (poet); dweller in an enclosure or near a common pasture.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tegge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tegge occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegge? popularity and diffusion

Tegge is the 302,077th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,797,570 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Tegge are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Tegge is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 681 people, or 1 in 118,217. In Germany Tegge is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany Tegge is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Tegge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tegge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tegge last name increased 610 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tegge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tegge surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.85% registered to vote for the party.

Tegge earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,341 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegger9124/
Tegges9122/
Tekgge9116/
Teggie912/
Tiegge911/
Teagge910/
Tege891,073/
Tegguer831,418/
Theggie8319/
Teggett830/
Teggi803,934/
Teige801,326/
Tesge801,288/
Taege80776/
Teage80702/
Tagge80653/
Teege80427/
Thege80381/
Teger80277/
Tegeh80161/
Teges80148/
Tegze80121/
Tegga8071/
Tegep8057/
Tegez8055/
Teghe8049/
Teyge8045/
Tiege8040/
Tedge8039/
Teget8034/
Tigge8021/
Tugge8018/
Togge8015/
Teuge8015/
Tejge8014/
Tegey8013/
Tehge8013/
Tetge807/
Tegse805/
Tekge805/
Toege803/
Tegea803/
Tegee803/
Tegie803/
Tecge801/
Tee7563,002/
Tegest738,855/
Tigges734,878/
Teitge73668/
Teager73487/
Tegzes73474/
Tigger73263/
Theige73182/
Tezgez73130/
Teiger73102/
Taeggi7388/
Teguer7370/
Tezgeç7369/
Teeger7350/
Theger7339/
Thetge7327/
Tegues7325/
Tedger7323/
Teighe7320/
Teegee7319/
Theege7319/
Tesger7318/
Thegze7315/
Tezger7315/
Thaege7312/
Toegie7312/
Teidge7311/
Teguez7311/
Teages7310/
Thugge7310/
Tegier738/
Tiggee737/
Tekgez737/
Teggia736/
Teigga736/
Tieghe735/
Thedge734/
Tiggie734/
Thiege734/
Teguet734/
Tegzeș734/
Teagye733/
Theggi733/
Tigget732/
Thoege732/
Teggai732/
Teggui732/
Tegzeš732/
Tegeyi732/
Teagie731/
Teyger731/
Teagea731/
Teagee731/
Teange731/
Teazge731/
Tegued731/
Tegzee731/
Teigeh731/
Theage731/
Thegie731/
Thejge731/
Thigge731/
Tiegie731/
Teiges731/
Theghe731/
Teageh731/
Teegeh731/
Tegerr731/
Teghey731/
Teguep731/
Tegzeş731/
Tehege731/
Tehghe731/
Tege'a731/
Taeghe731/
Toeghe731/
Tiegeh731/
Tegzer731/
Tesgea731/
Tesgie731/
Teiget731/
Theges731/
Teaghe730/
Tighge730/
Teeget730/
Teyghe730/
Teye6734,619/
Teje6715,956/
Tega679,214/
Toge676,698/
Tage673,814/
Tige673,235/
Tese671,260/
Teze67665/
Tegi67637/
Theetge67219/
Teie67208/
Tiggett67141/
Täge67124/
Tece67115/
Tyge6771/
Texe6742/
Teagues6735/
Theiges6721/
Theager679/
Teea677/
Tegehed677/
Teae676/
Ttee675/
Thieghe674/
Teue674/
Teisges673/
Teaguet672/
Tuggieh672/
Tthenge671/
Teej671/
Teguest671/
Teshger671/
Thigges671/
Töge671/
Teugheu671/
Teingeh671/
Tiegheu671/
Teey671/
Tieghie671/
Tegiest671/
Teedget670/
Thetgee670/
Tiggets670/
Teigher670/
Theitge670/
Theiger670/

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