Tegtmeier Surname

122,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tegtmeier Surname Definition:

(German) One who collected the farm rent equal to a tenth of the income.

Tegtmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5621:31,4234,136
United States1,0171:356,40031,850
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Chile251:704,65916,160
Norway101:514,22941,629
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria91:946,15970,786
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Tegtmeier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who collected the farm rent equal to a tenth of the income.

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

Tegtmeier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tegtmeier is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegtmeier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,877th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,960,072 people. The last name Tegtmeier occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Tegtmeier are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 2,562 people, or 1 in 31,423. In Germany Tegtmeier is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 60 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside and Bremen, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Tegtmeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tegtmeier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tegtmeier surname grew 1,287 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tegtmeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tegtmeier last name are 19.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tegtmeier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 123.4% more than the national average, earning 773,151 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.01% more than the national average, earning R 375,480 per year and in United States they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $43,595 USD per year.

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