Teig Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Teig Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Teig means “dough” in German, and Teig and Teigman are names taken by a baker.

Teig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5491:660,21752,823
Norway2651:19,4052,466
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
France161:4,151,420237,746
India91:85,229,487684,495
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Teig (40) may also be a first name.

Teig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Teig means “dough” in German, and Teig and Teigman are names taken by a baker.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Teig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teig occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Teig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 387,397th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Teig reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Teig is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 40 people.

The surname Teig is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 660,217. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Iowa, where 16 percent live, Minnesota, where 15 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States Teig is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Teig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Teig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Teig last name increased 2,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Teig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Teig surname are 2.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Teig earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.07% less than the national average, earning 307,765 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,476 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teigh8950/
Teigs8918/
Teigg890/
Tig86550/
Teg86143/
Teigue80119/
Theigs8013/
Teigås808/
Teyigh801/
Theiug801/
Tegg751,097/
Tigh75876/
Taig75770/
Tegh75486/
Teik75480/
Tigg75320/
Tegt75298/
Tuig75254/
Theg75142/
Tieg75121/
Toeg7549/
Åteg7532/
Tigs7531/
Teag7529/
Teeg7522/
Thig7516/
Tegs758/
Toig757/
Tueg754/
Tikg754/
Tehg752/
Tegx752/
Ticg752/
Tigt751/
Tigz751/
Taeg751/
Teug751/
Tegz751/
Tigx751/
Tigk751/
Tigp751/
Tisg751/
Tyeg751/
Tgig751/
Tecg751/
Teic751/
Hteg751/
Htig751/
Tigue673,245/
Tegue671,446/
Tiggs67795/
Teike67309/
Theik67193/
Tayeg67120/
Teiuc67117/
Hteik6778/
Tegsh6777/
Toueg6761/
Tiggh6760/
Theeg6760/
Tyegh6747/
Tejic6743/
Thegg6742/
Tiyog6735/
Taweg6724/
Taegh6722/
Thieg6722/
Tijig6719/
Toyig6719/
Taueg6718/
Teugh6717/
Tajig6715/
Thigh6713/
Tayig6711/
Teick679/
Tiyag679/
Teags678/
Tigth677/
Tuegh676/
Toweg676/
Theix675/
Taieg675/
Teyog675/
Teegh674/
Tiogh674/
Tigss673/
Tegth673/
Thegk673/
Teikh672/
Tiegh671/
Taigh671/
Tuigh671/
Teagz671/
Teggs671/
Teiak671/
Teyag671/
Thigg671/
Tigke671/
Teiik671/
Teagh671/
Tegke671/
Tojig671/
Taijg671/
Teyik671/
Theag671/
Taigt671/
Taiag671/
Tejgx671/
Tegqp671/
Toegg670/
Taigg670/
Tiegg670/
Teegs670/

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