Tetan Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Honduras

Tetan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tetan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Tétan (1) are calculated separately.

Tetan (494) may also be a first name.

Tetan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tetan (Hindi: टेटन, Oriya: େଟଟନ, Russian: Тетан) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Tétan. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tetan is the 1,441,361st most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Tetan is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Tetan live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tetan is also the 381,888th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 494 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 54 percent are found, Benue, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 22 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent are found and Honduras, where 11 percent are found.

Tetan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tetan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tetan Last Name Statistics demography

Tetan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tétan931/
Tetang911,179/
Testan91460/
Tetean9175/
Tetane9122/
Teetan917/
Thetan915/
Teutan915/
Toetan913/
Teatan912/
Teitan912/
Tedtan911/
Tettan911/
Tetain911/
Tetand911/
Tetant911/
Tehtan911/
Tietan910/
Thetane83133/
Thettan8322/
Tethang8321/
Thethan834/
Teteang833/
Tethane832/
Tetamne831/
Tehetan831/
Tetatng831/
Theetan831/
Thestan831/
Teetang831/
Teetaun831/
Testain830/
Tiethan830/
Testean830/
Titan806,018/
Totan801,922/
Tatan801,510/
Teton80369/
Tetam8055/
Tytan8032/
Thetthan77257/
Thetasen77215/
Thethane7754/
Htetaung7731/
Theethan7715/
Tetanova772/
Theetang772/
Theathan771/
Tetasing771/
Thiettan771/
Thetaung771/
Teston735,380/
Tattan731,261/
Titane73854/
Teuton73437/
Titang73430/
Thatan73370/
Totaan73325/
Totain73208/
Taytan73142/
Theton73120/
Toitan7370/
Teyton7352/
Tistan7340/
Teeton7332/
Teaton7332/
Tetong7332/
Titean7329/
Tiotan7327/
Tieton7321/
Teiton7321/
Thotan7320/
Tetone7320/
Toytan7320/
Tadtan7320/
Todtan7319/
Testón7316/
Taitan7315/
Tuitan7314/
Tettam7310/
Titain738/
Tithan738/
Tittan736/
Tahtan735/
Tottan734/
Thitan734/
Tothan733/
Tajtan733/
Tidtan733/
Testam732/
Tetein732/
Teytam732/
Titanc732/
Tuytan732/
Totanh732/
Tetton731/
Tythan731/
Titgan731/
Tehton731/
Tetoun731/
Toeton731/
Totean731/
Titant731/
Tiztan731/
Tetaim731/
Titaun731/
Tedtam731/
Tetham730/
Theethang712/
Tedthaing711/
Testone67733/
Thottan67354/
Thathan67203/
Thitane67126/
Tietoun6795/
Tothanh6780/
Tuitang6770/
Thothan6746/
Tethong6737/
Thitaun6728/
Teatoun6726/
Teahton6724/
Thattan6722/
Techton6719/
Teetong6713/
Totthan6712/
Testong6711/
Thodtan679/
Tettone678/
Thaitan677/
Thithan676/
Tettham676/
Tedtong675/
Teetoon675/
Teetoun675/
Tottaan674/
Teatong674/
Teetham674/
Tahatan673/
Thidtan673/
Tettong673/
Theaton672/
Teathon672/
Taitang672/
Todthan672/
Teatham671/
Theatam671/
Titgain671/
Teuthon671/
Titanne671/
Thahtan671/
Tetoing671/
Teheton671/
Tistang671/
Titaine671/
Tidtgan671/
Testeam671/
Todtean671/
Tohtean671/
Tuytang671/
Theathaing671/
Testham671/
Tethtam671/
Taytank671/
Teattam671/
Tethton670/
Thetton670/
Testein670/
Toedton670/

Tetan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tetan in the Hindi language
टेटनtetana-
Tetan in the Oriya language
େଟଟନetatana66.67
େତତନetatana33.33
Tetan in the Russian language
Тетанtetan-

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Footnotes

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