Tey Surname

37,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11,0201:2,676398
Singapore9121:6,039386
Spain3311:141,24510,576
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Thailand2751:256,86743,694
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
Russia1671:863,01269,440
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Venezuela591:511,9349,699
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Cuba451:256,0604,953
Canada431:856,87466,382
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Kyrgyzstan261:229,71721,940
China251:54,692,8632,965
Mauritania241:170,6199,051
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Cambodia151:1,032,4765,479
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
India81:95,883,173728,828
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
France61:11,070,454349,096
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brunei21:209,3663,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Tey (1,578) may also be a first name.

Tey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻲ, Marathi: टाॅय, Oriya: େତୟ, Russian: Тей, Tibetan: ཏྲེ།) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,379th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 517,508 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Tey reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tey is also the 194,758th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 1,578 people.

It is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11,020 people, or 1 in 2,676. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 66 percent reside, Selangor, where 15 percent reside and Malacca, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it exists in 76 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 6 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Tey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tey last name rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Tey last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64% being registered with the party.

The amount Tey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.58% more than the national average, earning $72,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teye8634,619/
Teya863,467/
Teys86670/
They86506/
Teyo86465/
Teyi86359/
Teyu8675/
Teyp8672/
Tiey8652/
Teyt8619/
Tejy864/
Teyd863/
Teyh863/
Teyy863/
Teuy863/
Teyj862/
Teyz862/
Teey861/
Te8053,305/
Ty8025,044/
Teyie75538/
Teyah75517/
Teyes75451/
Teyou75405/
Theye75264/
Tahey75166/
Tieya75106/
Tejiy7582/
Theyo7581/
Teyez7539/
Teycz7536/
Teysh7535/
Teyeh7533/
Tieye7531/
Teyts7525/
Theya7525/
Teyas7525/
Teiyo7518/
Tieyo7517/
Teyet7516/
Theyi7515/
Teyap7511/
Teeya7510/
Teyis759/
Teyip758/
Tehyo757/
Teyat756/
Teyaa756/
Teyoh755/
Tehye755/
Teyss753/
Teytz753/
Theuy753/
Teyee753/
Teyit753/
Dteye753/
Teyid752/
Tehyi752/
Teyha752/
Teyih752/
Teeys751/
Tehiy751/
Teyad751/
Teyed751/
Teyiz751/
Teyop751/
Teyot751/
Teeye751/
Toeye751/
Toeyi751/
Theyß751/
Toeyy751/
Toeyo751/
Theyy751/
Teeyo751/
Hteyp751/
Tehya750/
Toehy750/
The67151,749/
Toe67124,826/
Tay6799,860/
Teh6768,604/
Tee6763,002/
Tie6742,702/
Tep6742,575/
Tuy6737,508/
Toy6731,865/
Tea6727,788/
Tae6724,677/
Tei6721,578/
Ter6717,958/
Tes6714,945/
Tye6713,557/
Tyo679,984/
Tej675,260/
Tiy674,918/
Tez674,884/
Thy674,102/
Tue674,002/
Teu672,429/
Tet672,377/
Ted67860/
Tje67751/
Tejaya67650/
Tyy67188/
Thieye67148/
Tyč6791/
Tte6769/
Teß6739/
Teeyoh6738/
Tyi6735/
Tieyah6728/
Tty6726/
Hte6725/
Thoeye6720/
Theiys6716/
Theyus6715/
Teč6715/
Tõe6712/
Dte6711/
Tyh6711/
Geetey6710/
Tge6710/
Teeyee6710/
Teš6710/
Teyhou6710/
Thieya678/
Teeyoe678/
Teyech676/
Hty676/
Theeye675/
Tehyoh675/
Thahey674/
Theyoe674/
Teyach674/
Teihyo674/
Teyije673/
Dty673/
Táy672/
Teeyes672/
Teysch672/
Teï672/
Theeya671/
Teyich671/
Tée671/
Teí671/
Teį671/
Tüy671/
Tyß671/
Theauy671/
Tiehyo671/
Teyhoo671/
Theyee671/
Tehyae671/

Tey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tey in the Oriya language
େତୟetaya-
Tey in the Marathi language
टाॅयtaeya-
Tey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﻲalty80
ﺗﻲty13.33
ﺍﺗﻲaty6.67
Tey in the Tibetan language
ཏྲེ།tré33.33
ཏྲེ་tré33.33
ཏེ་33.33
Tey in the Russian language
Тейtej-

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