Tetteh Surname

2,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tetteh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tetteh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana209,4081:1298
Togo1,5751:4,602829
United States9281:390,58134,314
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
England7041:79,1458,846
Nigeria3651:485,32324,356
Liberia1971:22,3782,199
Canada691:533,99444,923
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iceland161:23,7561,850
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Benin151:689,04039,432
Finland151:366,44725,366
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Gabon91:209,9102,378
China91:151,924,6187,954
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Gambia41:480,863548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Tetteh (15,647) may also be a first name.

Tetteh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tetteh (Arabic: تيته, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺘﻪ) is most common in Ghana. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetteh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,595th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,964 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tetteh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,062nd most frequent first name on earth, held by 15,647 people.

The surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 209,408 people, or 1 in 129. Aside from Ghana this last name occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Tetteh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tetteh surname are 41.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tetteh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $45,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% less than the national average, earning $43,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tetteth922/
Tettech921/
Tette911,792/
Teteh911,594/
Tethteth861/
Tettey8336,884/
Tetter83504/
Thette8377/
Toeteh8316/
Testte8312/
Teteah8310/
Tettie837/
Ttette835/
Toette835/
Tettei835/
Tiette834/
Teteuh833/
Tettet832/
Tatteh832/
Tetieh832/
Tettea832/
Tettes831/
Teiteh831/
Tetted831/
Tieteh831/
Tetteu831/
Totteh831/
Tetech831/
Titteh831/
Taette831/
Tete8072,641/
Tetther7737/
Teitter7734/
Thettha7728/
Tettich7719/
Testehd777/
Tietehy775/
Tetteey774/
Thotteh772/
Tetesch771/
Tettett771/
Theteha771/
Teatter770/
Teetter770/
Thiette770/
Teattie770/
Teter737,068/
Teste732,655/
Tatte732,063/
Tethi73891/
Totte73845/
Tetty73774/
Teete73752/
Toteh73746/
Tetta73725/
Tetep73662/
Tetea73656/
Teate73506/
Tetti73461/
Teite73286/
Tateh73146/
Tetee73131/
Tetey73109/
Teute73109/
Tetei7397/
Tetet7396/
Tetie7393/
Tetes7383/
Tethe7383/
Tetha7372/
Tätte7371/
Teteu7360/
Titte7359/
Tetih7354/
Titeh7338/
Tethy7314/
Tetit7310/
Tetge737/
Teyte733/
Ttete732/
Tetez731/
Tetej731/
Teted730/
Thetthai7188/
Thetthip718/
Testtest718/
Theththi717/
Thetthit715/
Theattea711/
Testthai711/
Theatter710/
Tester6710,746/
Teeter678,903/
Thatte672,711/
Thethe672,279/
Tietie671,636/
Teater671,349/
Thethi67909/
Teitge67668/
Tether67582/
Tittes67462/
Thethy67398/
Titter67396/
Thoetthai67357/
Teitei67349/
Teatea67291/
Tottey67280/
Teitey67278/
Teates67250/
Thitte67242/
Tottie67230/
Taetti67220/
Thotte67208/
Teiter67117/
Tetych67105/
Tettis6782/
Tettay6780/
Tetich6780/
Taitte6772/
Testti6772/
Tittha6763/
Teuteu6757/
Teytey6756/
Tittje6745/
Tötter6743/
Tetuha6733/
Teztez6733/
Thetge6727/
Teetee6726/
Teitti6725/
Teiste6724/
Teetes6723/
Teaste6723/
Titthi6718/
Tuytte6718/
Testes6715/
Tettit6712/
Tahteh6712/
Thetty6710/
Testee679/
Teteas678/
Toetti677/
Teetie677/
Tetitt676/
Tattea676/
Tetysh675/
Tattey675/
Tethys675/
Tattee674/
Tatthe674/
Testea674/
Teetei674/
Tohteh674/
Tattie673/
Tethip673/
Tittee672/
Tedter672/
Totthi672/
Tetess672/
Teutie672/
Tethee672/
Thoteh672/
Teyter671/
Teathi671/
Teethe671/
Teetit671/
Teitha671/
Teitje671/
Teitty671/
Thateh671/
Tetayt671/
Tethai671/
Tethis671/
Tethiy671/
Thetti671/
Tatthi671/
Teatee671/
Tyotte671/
Teuthe671/
Teuthi671/
Tetuih671/
Teydte671/
Testez671/
Tete'e671/
Tetheu671/
Tethie671/
Teetea671/
Teetha671/
Teethy671/
Taiteh671/
Tatieh671/
Titheh671/
Tietih671/
Tittie671/
Teshte671/
Tiotte671/
Testtesrr671/
Tettio671/
Teyted671/
Teytie671/
Taetty671/
Teethi671/
Tittey670/
Tuitte670/

Tetteh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tetteh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺘﻪtth-
Tetteh in the Arabic language
تيتهtyth-
تيتيهtytyh-

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