Teye Surname

16,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Teye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana33,5971:804122
Tanzania2191:241,74319,666
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria1531:1,157,79647,225
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Mauritania481:85,3105,518
England421:1,326,62059,571
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
India241:31,961,058386,265
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Finland71:785,24338,644
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland41:95,0224,787
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Teye (3,080) may also be a first name.

Teye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Teye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﻪ, Russian: Тэйэ) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,092nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 210,507 people. The surname Teye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Teye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 130,008th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 3,080 people.

The surname Teye is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 33,597 people, or 1 in 804. Excluding Ghana this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Teye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Teye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Teye surname rose 918 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Teye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Teye surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Teye earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.49% less than the national average, earning R 169,944 per year and in United States they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $38,560 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teyie89538/
Teyes89451/
Theye89264/
Teiye8978/
Teyez8939/
Teyeh8933/
Tieye8931/
Teyei8925/
Teyet8916/
Tehye895/
Teyee893/
Dteye893/
Teyey893/
Teuye892/
Teyed891/
Teyoe891/
Teeye891/
Toeye891/
Teyye891/
Tee8663,002/
Tey8614,082/
Tye8613,557/
Tayeye802,934/
Taweye80764/
Thieye80148/
Thoeye8020/
Teyiea8020/
Tieyee8011/
Teeyee8010/
Teeyoe808/
Teyech806/
Theeye805/
Tuyeye804/
Theyoe804/
Teyije803/
Teyahe802/
Teeyes802/
Teiyie802/
Theiye801/
Teeyea801/
Teiyeh801/
Teeyie801/
Toweye801/
Teiyes801/
Theyey801/
Tieyei801/
Tuieye801/
Theyee801/
Tehyae801/
Taye75261,713/
Teje7515,956/
Toye756,416/
Teya753,467/
Tuye751,585/
Tiye751,316/
Teys75670/
They75506/
Tuey75487/
Teyo75465/
Teyi75359/
Toey75298/
Teie75208/
Tyee75176/
Taee75141/
Toee75108/
Teyu7575/
Teyp7572/
Teay7569/
Tiee7553/
Tiey7552/
Taey7535/
Teyt7519/
Teei7513/
Teea757/
Tyei756/
Teae756/
Tyeh756/
Ttee755/
Tejy754/
Teue754/
Tuee754/
Teyd753/
Teyh753/
Teyy753/
Teuy753/
Teyj752/
Teyz752/
Teej751/
Tyey751/
Teey751/
Tyej751/
Ttye751/
Theyaey733/
Thehaye732/
Teyehea731/
Taaweye731/
Tieyehe731/
Tağeyer731/
Tehyahe731/
Tayeh6727,336/
Tuyet6727,335/
Taiye677,372/
Tioye676,544/
Tejie673,865/
Towey672,841/
Tehay671,932/
Tegge671,257/
Tayee671,200/
Tayes67750/
Tehei67709/
Teyah67517/
Tawey67493/
Tayei67463/
Teuea67443/
Teyou67405/
Tawee67337/
Tayep67245/
Touye67236/
Tayed67232/
Toyes67183/
Touey67175/
Tahey67166/
Thaye67139/
Taiey67122/
Tieya67106/
Tayet67106/
Touee67100/
Tejay6795/
Teays6794/
Towee6784/
Tejiy6782/
Theyo6781/
Toyed6769/
Teuer6755/
Tejee6750/
Tahye6750/
Toyet6749/
Teiei6745/
Tejeh6745/
Toehe6744/
Tauye6742/
Teuet6742/
Toiye6741/
Theie6739/
Teycz6736/
Teysh6735/
Tiyeh6735/
Tajee6735/
Tuyei6734/
Toyep6732/
Tyehi6729/
Thoye6727/
Htaye6727/
Teyts6725/
Theya6725/
Teyas6725/
Teješ6722/
Tuyes6721/
Tuyep6721/
Tajey6721/
Teije6719/
Taeyo6719/
Teiyo6718/
Tieyo6717/
Thiee6716/
Hteej6716/
Teyaj6715/
Teeja6715/
Theyi6715/
Tejge6714/
Theay6714/
Toyee6713/
Tehge6713/
Teyap6711/
Teeya6710/
Taiee6710/
Tayye6710/
Teyis679/
Theje679/
Teaea679/
Thuye679/
Teehe678/
Teyip678/
Teejo678/
Taeea678/
Tyehe678/
Tyeyi678/
Tehyo677/
Teahe677/
Teyay677/
Teyat676/
Teeas676/
Teyaa676/
Taaye676/
Toe'e676/
Te'ei675/
Teaie675/
Teyoh675/
Teyoi675/
Theea675/
Tiyes674/
Teaiy674/
Teead674/
Tiyei674/
Tayez674/
Tuoye674/
Tiyep674/
Teheu674/
Taeej674/
Taeey674/
Teyai673/
Teyss673/
Teytz673/
Theuy673/
Teyit673/
Teues673/
Tayeu673/
Tegie673/
Teyoa673/
Taeee673/
Teeji673/
Teayo673/
Tuyed673/
Teies673/
Teyid672/
Tejed672/
Tehyi672/
Teyha672/
Teyih672/
Tieje672/
Tijee672/
Thiye672/
Taeei672/
Toyye672/
Tayey672/
Tehey672/
Teuyo672/
Tuyeh672/
Teyui672/
Toyeh672/
Tuyee671/
Tojee671/
Tooee671/
Ttiee671/
Teeys671/
Tehiy671/
Tejey671/
Teyad671/
Teyeehea671/
Tiyea671/
Tioey671/
Tuehe671/
Tuoee671/
Teeoo671/
Teeee671/
Tujee671/
Toeei671/
Tuyeu671/
Tuuye671/
Tüjee671/
Tyoye671/
Teyiz671/
Teyop671/
Teyot671/
Tejez671/
Toeyi671/
Tayeá671/
Tiyed671/
Theyß671/
Theue671/
Tuiye671/
Tauee671/
Toeyy671/
Toyei671/
Tooye671/
Toeyo671/
Taeiy671/
Tejhe671/
Tejje671/
Tteje671/
Theyy671/
Teuay671/
Teyji671/
Taeay671/
Taeoy671/
Teeyo671/
Hteyp671/
Teahy670/
Tehya670/
Toehy670/

Teye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﻪtyh42.86
ﺗﻲty39.29
ﺍﻟﺘﻲalty7.14
ﺍﻟﺘﻴﻪaltyh3.57
ﺗﻴﺔtyt3.57
ﺍﺗﻲaty2.38
Teye in the Russian language
Тэйэteje-

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