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

Tei (Hindi: तेई, Marathi: तेई, Oriya: େତଇ) is most common in Ghana. It can also appear in the variant forms: Teï, Teí, Teį or Téi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,002nd most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 337,730 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Tei live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 40,304th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 18,322 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 9,352 people, or 1 in 2,889. Besides Ghana it occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 24 percent are found and Cambodia, where 14 percent are found.

Tei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tei has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tei last name rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tei Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Tei are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for 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
  • 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 Tei
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