Teo Surname

6,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Teo Surname User-submission:

The origin of this name goes back 4,500 years to a grandson of the legendary emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 BC), surnamed Hui. Hui invented the bow and arrow, and was put in charge of their production. In honor of his deeds, he was given as surname the character pronounced Zhang, which is composed of the symbols for 'bow' and 'long', meaning to 'stretch open a bow'.

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Teo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia36,1341:816108
Singapore19,9441:27646
Vietnam9,0611:10,225279
Thailand5,9761:11,820721
Philippines1,8791:53,8798,947
United States1,6311:222,23121,530
Australia1,5971:16,9042,379
DR Congo1,1701:63,1457,472
Indonesia7811:169,33316,427
Tuvalu7341:155
Guatemala6971:23,0741,681
United Arab Emirates4671:19,6192,292
Brazil4251:503,70418,988
Canada4111:89,6499,866
England3991:139,64413,590
Samoa3651:531147
Hong Kong3091:23,739475
Italy2571:237,96432,519
New Zealand2281:19,8613,495
Papua New Guinea2091:39,0134,711
China1991:6,870,963515
Brunei1601:2,617456
Solomon Islands1291:4,496569
Spain1151:406,53922,087
Japan931:1,374,67023,414
Romania851:236,21022,608
Ivory Coast781:295,78511,177
Liberia701:62,9795,477
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Portugal571:182,7767,697
American Samoa551:1,014133
France491:1,355,566135,191
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Greece451:246,21837,554
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
India151:51,137,692512,385
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Panama131:300,9437,078
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Norway111:467,48139,375
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Togo91:805,3086,372
Wales81:386,81619,671
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Macau51:120,326534
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Fiji41:223,5982,635
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

The alternate forms: Téo (30), Tèo (1) & Teó (1) are calculated separately.

Teo (134,985) may also be a first name.

Teo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of this name goes back 4,500 years to a grandson of the legendary emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 BC), surnamed Hui. Hui invented the bow and arrow, and was put in charge of their production. In honor of his deeds, he was given as surname the character pronounced Zhang, which is composed of the symbols for 'bow' and 'long', meaning to 'stretch open a bow'.

- tyler6

Teoh or Teo is the Hokkien and Teochew romanized surname. The Chinese word for it would be 张 (zhāng), which means 'archer' or 'to spread'. There is also another surname for it, which is 赵 (zhào).

- huiying00

Teo or Teoh is more of Min pronunciation, in HK, it's written as Cheong, Cheung in Cantonese, Chong in Hakka version and Truong in Vietnam version, its root word in mandarin hanyu pinyin system is Zhang (张 張).

- liow.hk

This surname comes from the same word as Mandarin zhang.

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Teo Last Name Facts

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

Teo (Georgian: თეო) is most common in Malaysia. It can appear in the variant forms: Téo, Tèo or Teó. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Teo? popularity and diffusion

Teo is the 6,675th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 86,104 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Teo reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Teo is also the 7,711th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 134,985 people.

The surname Teo is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 36,134 people, or 1 in 816. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 40 percent reside, Selangor, where 18 percent reside and Sarawak, where 10 percent reside. Besides Malaysia it occurs in 119 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 24 percent reside and Vietnam, where 11 percent reside.

Teo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Teo has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Teo surname increased 2,494 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Teo surname are 34.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Teo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning 294,418 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.31% less than the national average, earning R 72,936 per year; in United States they earn 15.11% more than the national average, earning $49,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Téo8930/
Tèo891/
Teó891/
Teoh8647,526/
Theo8610,794/
Teou862,224/
Teos86517/
Teao86374/
Teho86361/
Teot86201/
Te'o86102/
Tieo8669/
Teoi8630/
Teoa8630/
Teop8624/
Teoy8610/
Teoo866/
Teeo864/
Teod863/
Teoz862/
Tteo861/
Hteo861/
Teoj861/
Theou751,637/
Tegio751,298/
Tieho751,054/
Teijo75543/
Tehou75305/
Thieo75267/
Tejio7597/
Teșoi7547/
Tieou7542/
Tehoi7539/
Theho7526/
Theoh7523/
Teiyo7518/
Tejjo7514/
The'o758/
Tehos757/
Theeo757/
Tehoy755/
Teois754/
Teous754/
Teaot753/
Teoth752/
Teuyo752/
Te'uo751/
Teeoo751/
Tejho751/
Te'oo751/
Teaou751/
Tehgo751/
Teooh751/
Teout751/
Teopp751/
Teodt751/
Teost750/
Teott750/
Teoup750/
Tea6727,788/
Tio6715,948/
Tyo679,984/
Tjo67663/
Tiehou67170/
Tío6771/
Teahou6718/
Teujio6711/
Teihyo674/
Thehos674/
Thehot674/
Teijio673/
Thehou672/
Teouch672/
Teujou672/
Theous672/
Theoux672/
Tehois671/
Teaots671/
Theoph671/
Tehott671/
Thieho671/
Teujoy671/
Tegiou671/
Tejhoa671/
Teijou671/
Theoss671/
Teheod670/
Teoiss670/
Teoist670/
Theout670/
Theodt670/

Teo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teo in the Georgian language
თეოteo-

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