Tegh Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Tegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4491:171,00814,451
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tegh (520) may also be a first name.

Tegh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tegh (Hindi: तेग, Marathi: तेग) is found most in Iran. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 629,292nd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. Tegh occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Tegh are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Tegh is also the 370,386th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 520 people.

The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 171,008. In Iran Tegh is mostly concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 44 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 12 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegsh8977/
Teigh8950/
Teugh8917/
Teegh894/
Tegth893/
Tiegh891/
Teagh891/
Teg86143/
Tegg751,097/
Teig75916/
Tigh75876/
Tekh75711/
Tegt75298/
Theg75142/
Tieg75121/
Tygh7559/
Åteg7532/
Teag7529/
Teeg7522/
Tegs758/
Texh754/
Tehg752/
Tegx752/
Tegz751/
Teug751/
Tjgh751/
Tecg751/
Tehx751/
Hteg751/
Tegue671,446/
Tyogh6784/
Theeg6760/
Tiggh6760/
Thegg6742/
Tekhe6723/
Thieg6722/
Teigs6718/
Thigh6713/
Teykh6713/
Tekhz6710/
Teags678/
Tigth677/
Tekht676/
Teheq676/
Tiogh674/
Thegk673/
Teikh672/
Taigh671/
Tegqp671/
Tuigh671/
Teagz671/
Teggs671/
Tetkh671/
Teuhk671/
Tegke671/
Teekh671/
Taygh671/
Theag671/
Teshc671/
Tejgx671/
Tiegg670/
Teigg670/
Teegs670/

Tegh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tegh in the Hindi language
तेगtega-
Tegh in the Marathi language
तेगtega-

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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
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  • 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 Tegh
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