Teyi Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Benin

Teyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
India731:10,507,745199,418
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Benin391:265,01522,836
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Teyi (2,408) may also be a first name.

Teyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teyi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻲ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Teyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teyi? popularity and diffusion

Teyi is the 786,896th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Teyi reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Teyi is also the 151,216th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 2,408 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 416,752. In South Africa Teyi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 87 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and Western Cape, where 5 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Teyi Last Name Statistics demography

Teyi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.87% less than the national average, earning R 119,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teyie89538/
Theyi8915/
Teyis899/
Teyip898/
Teyit893/
Teyid892/
Tehyi892/
Teyih892/
Teyiz891/
Toeyi891/
Tei8621,578/
Tey8614,082/
Teyije803/
Teyich801/
Teye7534,619/
Toyi7510,550/
Tayi758,405/
Teji756,090/
Teya753,467/
Teis75850/
Teys75670/
They75506/
Teyo75465/
Tuyi75359/
Teii75354/
Teih75353/
Thei75296/
Teio75293/
Teie75208/
Teia75205/
Teiu75136/
Tiyi7599/
Teyu7575/
Teyp7572/
Tiey7552/
Teit7539/
Teiß7533/
Teip7525/
Teiz7525/
Teyt7519/
Tyio7515/
Teić7513/
Htei7512/
Tyie7511/
Teui7511/
Tyia756/
Teid756/
Tejy754/
Teyd753/
Teyh753/
Teyy753/
Teuy753/
Teyj752/
Teyz752/
Dtei751/
Teiş751/
Teey751/
Tyji751/
Teich674,554/
Teggi673,934/
Tejie673,865/
Theia67790/
Tayyi67560/
Teyah67517/
Teiho67456/
Teyes67451/
Tehia67434/
Teyou67405/
Tayie67396/
Teitz67379/
Tahei67379/
Tayiz67379/
Theye67264/
Thayi67257/
Hteit67209/
Tayip67170/
Tahey67166/
Tehji67149/
Tayis67144/
Teiss67142/
Tehio67128/
Toyip67119/
Tieya67106/
Tejio6797/
Tejiy6782/
Theyo6781/
Teiah6759/
Ttayi6758/
Teitt6751/
Tohyi6746/
Teyez6739/
Theie6739/
Teycz6736/
Teysh6735/
Tayid6733/
Teyeh6733/
Tieye6731/
Tahyi6729/
Teuhi6727/
Tayit6726/
Teyts6725/
Theya6725/
Teyas6725/
Theio6722/
Teits6719/
Taayi6719/
Teije6719/
Tyiah6718/
Teiyo6718/
Tieyo6717/
Tayih6717/
Tyios6716/
Toyis6716/
Teyet6716/
Teihs6714/
Tejih6713/
Teist6712/
Thoyi6711/
Teyap6711/
Teeya6710/
Tyoji6710/
Toyit679/
Teish677/
Tehyo677/
Tyoii677/
Tayio677/
Teihi677/
Teias677/
Tuyit676/
Teyat676/
Teyaa676/
Toyie676/
Teyoh675/
Tehye675/
Thyia674/
Theih673/
Teyss673/
Teytz673/
Theuy673/
Teisz673/
Teyee673/
Dteye673/
Tegie673/
Teeji673/
Tuhyi673/
Teies673/
Tteji672/
Tyhia672/
Toyyi672/
Teyha672/
Teioh672/
Tooyi672/
Tayii672/
Teius672/
Tyiap672/
Toeia671/
Teeys671/
Tehiy671/
Teidt671/
Teiis671/
Tejii671/
Teyad671/
Teyed671/
Theiu671/
Theji671/
Tieia671/
Teipp671/
Tayhi671/
Tuyid671/
Tuuyi671/
Tgeio671/
Teyop671/
Teyot671/
Tehii671/
Teiht671/
Teijs671/
Teeye671/
Toyhi671/
Toeye671/
Tauyi671/
Theyß671/
Thuyi671/
Toeyy671/
Toyii671/
Tuyip671/
Tyoyi671/
Toeyo671/
Toeji671/
Tuyiy671/
Tuyyi671/
Tyiop671/
Theyy671/
Tgeia671/
Teicz671/
Teeyo671/
Hteyp671/
Tehya670/
Toehy670/
Teiph670/

Teyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teyi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻲty-

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Footnotes

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