Tettey Surname

15,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tettey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tettey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana36,2291:746109
England1741:320,21923,859
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tettey (3,344) may also be a first name.

Tettey Last Name Facts

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

Tettey (Russian: Теттей) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tettey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,102nd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 197,580 people. The surname Tettey is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tettey are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 123,414th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 3,344 people.

The last name is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 36,229 people, or 1 in 746. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Tettey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tettey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tettey last name rose 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 8,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tettey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tettey surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tettey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 190.7% more than the national average, earning R 690,816 per year; in United States they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $43,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning $53,757 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tetteey924/
Tette911,792/
Tetty91774/
Tetey91109/
Tetteh83214,566/
Tetter83504/
Tottey83280/
Teitey83278/
Teteye83131/
Teteya83127/
Tettay8380/
Thette8377/
Testte8312/
Thetty8310/
Teteyo838/
Tettie837/
Teteyi837/
Ttette835/
Tattey835/
Toette835/
Tettei835/
Tiette834/
Tettet832/
Tettea832/
Tettes831/
Teitty831/
Tetted831/
Tetteu831/
Tettue831/
Taette831/
Taetty831/
Tittey830/
Tete8072,641/
Tety802,166/
Thattey7738/
Tetther7737/
Teitter7734/
Tetteth772/
Teteyio772/
Tettett771/
Tettech771/
Teteyou771/
Teeteyo771/
Teatter770/
Teetter770/
Teiteye770/
Thiette770/
Teattie770/
Teter737,068/
Teste732,655/
Tatte732,063/
Teteh731,594/
Tetiy73984/
Tatey73925/
Totte73845/
Teete73752/
Tetta73725/
Tetep73662/
Tetea73656/
Teate73506/
Tetti73461/
Teite73286/
Tetay73244/
Totey73207/
Titty73197/
Tetee73131/
Teute73109/
Tetoe73108/
Tetei7397/
Tetet7396/
Tetue7395/
Tetie7393/
Titey7383/
Tetes7383/
Tethe7383/
Tiety7371/
Tätte7371/
Teteu7360/
Titte7359/
Thety7316/
Tethy7314/
Tetye7312/
Tetuy7312/
Tetae7311/
Tetit7310/
Tetoy7310/
Tetat738/
Tetge737/
Teaty737/
Tehte735/
Teety734/
Ttete732/
Tetyo732/
Tetyi731/
Tetez731/
Tytey731/
Tetej731/
Teity731/
Tetyz731/
Teted730/
Taety730/
Thetthae71101/
Testtest718/
Theethey714/
Thetheyo713/
Theattea711/
Taitteya711/
Tethteth711/
Thetheye711/
Tattahey710/
Theatter710/
Teasstey710/
Tester6710,746/
Teeter678,903/
Thatte672,711/
Thethe672,279/
Tietie671,636/
Teater671,349/
Toteya67936/
Teitge67668/
Tether67582/
Tittes67462/
Thethy67398/
Titter67396/
Teitei67349/
Teatea67291/
Tateya67253/
Teates67250/
Thitte67242/
Tottie67230/
Taetti67220/
Thotte67208/
Tetiya67126/
Teiter67117/
Teteha67109/
Tehtae67107/
Tetych67105/
Tettis6782/
Taitte6772/
Testti6772/
Teuteu6757/
Testta6751/
Tittje6745/
Tötter6743/
Tettah6741/
Teteja6736/
Teteji6734/
Teztez6733/
Tetayi6728/
Thetge6727/
Teetee6726/
Teitti6725/
Teiste6724/
Teetes6723/
Teaste6723/
Tateyo6720/
Tettau6720/
Tuytte6718/
Tehteh6716/
Tattay6715/
Testes6715/
Testay6715/
Thotey6713/
Tettit6712/
Tetaya6712/
Teatue6711/
Teitay6711/
Tetayu6711/
Titeya6711/
Teteah6710/
Testee679/
Teitat679/
Teteas678/
Toetti677/
Teetie677/
Tetoyo677/
Tetaye677/
Tetitt676/
Teatoe676/
Tetuya676/
Tattea676/
Tetysh675/
Tetoeh675/
Tethys675/
Taetta675/
Tattee674/
Tatthe674/
Testea674/
Teetei674/
Tattie673/
Testat673/
Tateye673/
Teteuh673/
Tittee672/
Tedter672/
Tathey672/
Tatteh672/
Tetieh672/
Tetess672/
Thesty672/
Tettas672/
Teutie672/
Tethee672/
Toetta671/
Tothey671/
Teethe671/
Teetit671/
Teichteye671/
Teiteh671/
Teitje671/
Tetayt671/
Teteua671/
Tethiy671/
Thetti671/
Thetye671/
Tehtue671/
Teetoe671/
Teatee671/
Toetay671/
Tittoe671/
Ttetat671/
Tetejo671/
Tyotte671/
Teuthe671/
Tetiyi671/
Tetiyo671/
Tetout671/
Testez671/
Testys671/
Tetaut671/
Tetays671/
Tete'e671/
Teteui671/
Tetheu671/
Tethie671/
Tethue671/
Tethye671/
Tehtie671/
Teetea671/
Teethy671/
Toteye671/
Totteh671/
Tottoy671/
Titiey671/
Thetat671/
Thetheyou671/
Tetech671/
Teetue671/
Tittie671/
Teshte671/
Theoty671/
Teetye671/
Titteh671/
Tiotey671/
Tiotte671/
Testtesrr671/
Teteia671/
Tethat671/
Tettio671/
Teatae671/
Teatiy671/
Tehety671/
Teetae671/
Teetat671/
Tuitty670/
Tuitte670/

Tettey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tettey in the Russian language
Теттейtettej-

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