Tei Surname

25,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Tonga

Tei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9,3521:2,889449
Japan5,0781:25,1762,640
Cambodia2,9201:5,304735
Papua New Guinea1,3681:5,960375
Algeria7221:53,5069,169
Indonesia4631:285,63525,621
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
Malaysia1951:151,2529,446
Italy1821:336,02640,511
Tonga1751:613165
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Kenya901:513,11025,838
Solomon Islands621:9,3551,591
Ivory Coast561:411,98613,976
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Singapore471:117,1854,783
England441:1,266,32057,817
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Australia301:899,85754,700
India291:26,450,530346,896
Greece271:410,36354,524
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
American Samoa171:3,280753
France161:4,151,420237,746
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Cook Islands141:1,298323
China141:97,665,8265,141
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Teï (2), Teí (1), Teį (1) & Téi (1) are calculated separately.

Tei (18,322) may also be a first name.

Tei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tei (Hindi: तेई, Marathi: तेई, Oriya: େତଇ) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Teï, Teí, Teį or Téi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tei is the 25,002nd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 337,730 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Tei are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tei is also the 40,304th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 18,322 people.

The last name is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 9,352 people, or 1 in 2,889. Barring Ghana Tei occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 24 percent live and Cambodia, where 14 percent live.

Tei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tei has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (91%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tei surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Tei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 20.36% less than the national average, earning €23,915 per year; in United States they earn 20.43% less than the national average, earning $34,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.84% more than the national average, earning $76,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teï892/
Teí891/
Teį891/
Téi891/
Teji866,090/
Teis86850/
Teyi86359/
Teii86354/
Teih86353/
Thei86296/
Teio86293/
Teie86208/
Teia86205/
Teiu86136/
Teit8639/
Teiß8633/
Teip8625/
Teiz8625/
Teić8613/
Htei8612/
Teui8611/
Teid866/
Dtei861/
Teiş861/
Ti80650,580/
Te8053,305/
Teich754,554/
Teggi753,934/
Tejie753,865/
Theia75790/
Teyie75538/
Teiho75456/
Tehia75434/
Teitz75379/
Tahei75379/
Hteit75209/
Tehji75149/
Teiss75142/
Tehio75128/
Tejio7597/
Tejiy7582/
Teiah7559/
Teitt7551/
Theie7539/
Teuhi7527/
Theio7522/
Teits7519/
Teije7519/
Teiyo7518/
Theyi7515/
Teihs7514/
Tejih7513/
Teist7512/
Teyis759/
Teyip758/
Teish757/
Teihi757/
Teias757/
Theih753/
Teisz753/
Teyit753/
Tegie753/
Teeji753/
Teies753/
Teyid752/
Tteji752/
Tehyi752/
Teyih752/
Teioh752/
Teius752/
Toeia751/
Tehiy751/
Teidt751/
Teiis751/
Tejii751/
Theiu751/
Theji751/
Tieia751/
Teipp751/
Tgeio751/
Teyiz751/
Tehii751/
Teiht751/
Teijs751/
Toeyi751/
Toeji751/
Tgeia751/
Teicz751/
Teiph750/
Tai67276,834/
Thi67196,310/
The67151,749/
Toe67124,826/
Teh6768,604/
Tee6763,002/
Tie6742,702/
Tep6742,575/
Tti6739,407/
Tea6727,788/
Toi6725,136/
Tae6724,677/
Ter6717,958/
Tio6715,948/
Tes6714,945/
Tey6714,082/
Tye6713,557/
Tui678,159/
Tis675,971/
Tej675,260/
Tiy674,918/
Tez674,884/
Tip674,342/
Tue674,002/
Tiz673,007/
Teu672,429/
Tet672,377/
Tit671,979/
Tiğ671,859/
Tii671,587/
Tih671,347/
Ted67860/
Tje67751/
Theisz67720/
Tid67148/
Teicht67141/
Teisch67117/
Dti67105/
Taheij6792/
Tte6769/
Tij6769/
Teß6739/
Tyi6735/
Tehehi6735/
Tgi6727/
Hte6725/
Hti6718/
Tiï6718/
Theihs6717/
Theiys6716/
Teč6715/
Tõe6712/
Dte6711/
Tge6710/
Teš6710/
Tiß678/
Teggia676/
Teitch675/
Teiová675/
Teihyo674/
Teeias673/
Theggi673/
Teyije673/
Tejaia673/
Thheih673/
Theits672/
Theije672/
Tài672/
Teihou672/
Theidt671/
Theies671/
Teyich671/
Tiejie671/
Theist671/
Teihid671/
Tée671/
Tói671/
Tehjih671/
Theiou671/
Theuie671/
Tesgie671/
Dteeji671/
Theidz670/
Teitht670/
Theied670/
Theiez670/
Theitt670/
Teissh670/

Tei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tei in the Marathi language
तेईte'i-
Tei in the Oriya language
େତଇeta'i92.86
େଟଇeta'i7.14
Tei in the Hindi language
तेईte'i50
तेइte'i33.33
टेईte'i16.67

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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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  • 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 Tei
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