Teh Surname

8,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Teh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia48,0221:61476
Thailand3,2151:21,9711,928
Singapore2,5891:2,127215
Liberia2,2351:1,972261
Cameroon1,9441:10,6841,426
Mexico1,5121:82,0943,412
Cambodia1,4471:10,703987
Australia1,3611:19,8352,749
Philippines1,1501:88,03315,317
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Ivory Coast9991:23,0941,673
United States8231:440,41237,866
Indonesia3861:342,61429,733
England3741:148,97914,256
Canada2411:152,88615,553
New Zealand1861:24,3464,252
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Qatar941:25,0852,628
China741:18,477,3181,049
Japan711:1,800,62426,471
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Burkina Faso291:632,8317,862
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
India101:76,706,538639,611
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Macau31:200,543803
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malta11:430,2723,380
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Téh (3) & Têh (1) are calculated separately.

Teh (8,865) may also be a first name.

Teh Last Name Facts

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

Teh (Arabic: تيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﻪ, Hindi: तेह, Marathi: तेह) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Téh or Têh. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Teh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,304th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 106,226 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Teh live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 66,390th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 8,865 people.

This last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 48,022 people, or 1 in 614. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 29 percent live, Penang, where 21 percent live and Perak, where 11 percent live. Beside Malaysia Teh exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 5 percent live and Singapore, where 4 percent live.

Teh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Teh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Teh last name increased 8,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 37,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Teh are 11.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Teh earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning 353,594 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.69% more than the national average, earning $71,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Téh893/
Têh891/
Tesh861,690/
Tech861,326/
Tieh86493/
Teih86353/
Terh86281/
Teuh8681/
Theh8660/
te H868/
Hteh864/
Tgeh864/
Teyh863/
Tedh862/
Dteh862/
Tehh862/
Teph861/
Tteh861/
Tehd861/
Te8053,305/
Teich754,554/
Teach75978/
Techt75254/
Teshh75184/
Tesht7588/
Teesh7537/
Teysh7535/
Teihs7514/
Tehge7513/
Teehe758/
Teish757/
Tehha755/
Thieh754/
Theih753/
Tetch753/
Tehed752/
Tehyi752/
Teeht752/
Terrh752/
Tetsh752/
Tepph752/
Htesh751/
Teech751/
Tehiy751/
Tejch751/
Testh751/
Teaht751/
Tehez751/
Tehii751/
Teiht751/
Teerh751/
Tteha751/
Dtech751/
Ttech751/
Teths751/
Tehzs751/
Toehy750/
Tehth750/
Teaph750/
Teiph750/
Thi67196,310/
The67151,749/
Tee6763,002/
Tie6742,702/
Tep6742,575/
Tea6727,788/
Tei6721,578/
Ter6717,958/
Tes6714,945/
Tey6714,082/
Tej675,260/
Tez674,884/
Thy674,102/
Teu672,429/
Tet672,377/
Tih671,347/
Ted67860/
Tje67751/
Tetsch67269/
Thj67268/
Teicht67141/
Teisch67117/
Tehesh6781/
Thé6775/
Tte6769/
Tjh6763/
Geeteh6740/
Teß6739/
Tehehi6735/
Hte6725/
Theihs6717/
Teč6715/
Tõe6712/
Dte6711/
Tyh6711/
Tge6710/
Teš6710/
Thepph677/
Teitch675/
Testch675/
Theehs674/
Thetph674/
Thè673/
Thheih673/
Teeths672/
Teysch672/
Teï672/
Teshch672/
Teasph671/
Theech671/
Thehes671/
Thesch671/
Teatch671/
Tehech671/
Thê671/
Tée671/
Teí671/
Teį671/
Thí671/
Teshsh671/
Teshhh671/
Tejsch671/
Tuheeh671/
Thgeeh671/
Teschs671/
Teesrh671/
Teheeh671/
Tehejh671/
Hdtech671/
Teitht670/
Teissh670/
Theahe670/

Teh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teh in the Hindi language
तेहteha-
Teh in the Marathi language
तेहteha-
Teh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﻪtyh33.33
ﺗﻴﺢtyh33.33
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻩaltah33.33
Teh in the Arabic language
تيهtyh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Teh
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