Tete Surname
Approximately 72,641 people bear this surname
Tete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28,905 | 1:26,537 | 1,992 |
| Mozambique | 9,888 | 1:2,757 | 667 |
| Togo | 8,925 | 1:812 | 55 |
| Tanzania | 5,023 | 1:10,540 | 1,361 |
| Nigeria | 3,071 | 1:57,682 | 4,340 |
| DR Congo | 2,093 | 1:35,298 | 4,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,985 | 1:11,623 | 955 |
| Ghana | 1,870 | 1:14,450 | 1,872 |
| Cameroon | 1,734 | 1:11,978 | 1,612 |
| Benin | 1,596 | 1:6,476 | 891 |
| Zimbabwe | 865 | 1:17,848 | 2,627 |
| South Africa | 783 | 1:69,192 | 8,628 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Kenya | 606 | 1:76,204 | 7,124 |
| Colombia | 598 | 1:79,890 | 3,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 592 | 1:13,773 | 1,303 |
| Indonesia | 564 | 1:234,484 | 21,651 |
| France | 528 | 1:125,801 | 19,137 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Brazil | 324 | 1:660,723 | 24,406 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| United States | 181 | 1:2,002,536 | 128,575 |
| Germany | 126 | 1:638,932 | 50,304 |
| Uganda | 125 | 1:312,314 | 21,378 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Venezuela | 82 | 1:368,342 | 7,849 |
| Congo | 80 | 1:62,364 | 5,577 |
| Liberia | 80 | 1:55,107 | 4,868 |
| Solomon Islands | 69 | 1:8,406 | 1,382 |
| Vietnam | 60 | 1:1,544,101 | 2,101 |
| Turkey | 56 | 1:1,389,668 | 55,875 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 24 | 1:7,393 | 515 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Senegal | 20 | 1:728,967 | 2,654 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
The alternate forms: Tetê (19), Teté (16), Tetè (2), Tété (123), Tête (45), Têtê (5), Têté (3), Téte (2), Tète (1) & Tètè (1) are calculated separately.
Tete (38,014) may also be a first name.
Tete Demographics
Tete Political Affiliation
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Tete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tete (Georgian: ტეტე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺖ, Hindi: टेटे, Marathi: टेटे, Oriya: େଟେଟ, Russian: Тете) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Tetê, Teté, Tetè, Tété, Tête, Têtê, Têté, Téte, Tète or Tètè. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tete? popularity and diffusion
Tete is the 7,827th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 100,323 people. The last name Tete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Tete reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 23,185th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 38,014 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 28,905 people, or 1 in 26,537. In India it is most common in: Jharkhand, where 47 percent reside, Odisha, where 32 percent reside and Assam, where 9 percent reside. Aside from India Tete is found in 92 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 14 percent reside and Togo, where 12 percent reside.
Tete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tete has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tete last name increased 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tete Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (94%) in Kenya and Christian (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Tete surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tete earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.52% less than the national average, earning R 89,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.31% less than the national average, earning $18,317,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.06% less than the national average, earning $37,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,466 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tete in the Georgian language | ||
| ტეტე | tete | - |
| Tete in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟେଟ | eteta | 99.43 |
| େତେତ | eteta | 0.24 |
| ଟେପା | tepa | 0.02 |
| Tete in the Marathi language | ||
| टेटे | tete | 94.82 |
| तेटे | tete | 3.52 |
| तेते | tete | 1.09 |
| टोेटे | toete | 0.29 |
| तोेटे | toete | 0.19 |
| टेट | teta | 0.1 |
| Tete in the Hindi language | ||
| टेटे | tete | 87.36 |
| तेते | tete | 11.49 |
| टेट | teta | 1.15 |
| Tete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺖ | tt | 51.85 |
| ﺗﺘﻪ | tth | 43.21 |
| ﺗﺔ | tt | 3.7 |
| ﺗﺘﻲ | tty | 1.23 |
| Tete in the Russian language | ||
| Тете | tete | - |
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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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