Tyetye Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tyetye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tyetye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tyetye (58) may also be a first name.

Tyetye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tyetye has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tyetye.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyetye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tyetye live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name internationally, held by 58 people.

The surname Tyetye is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Tyetye is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 46 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 31 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 12 percent live and Zambia, where 12 percent live.

Tyetye Last Name Statistics demography

Tyetye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.76% less than the national average, earning R 45,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiyetiye867/
Tyhetyhe861/
Teetye831/
Tietyer770/
Thoyetee711/
Tietje672,538/
Tietie671,636/
Taytay671,611/
Teitge67668/
Tietge67588/
Teitei67349/
Teatea67291/
Toytoy67278/
Taetei67190/
Tuytuy6759/
Teuteu6757/
Teytey6756/
Toetoe6753/
Tjetje6752/
Tuetue6750/
Tuetey6745/
Taetae6733/
Teetee6726/
Teatue6711/
Tietei678/
Teetie677/
Teatoe676/
Teetei674/
Toytay674/
Teutie672/
Teutge672/
Tietue672/
Tietee671/
Teetoe671/
Toetue671/
Teetea671/
Taetee671/
Teetue671/
Teatae671/
Teetae671/
Teitje671/
Toetee671/
Toytee671/
Teatee671/
Toetay671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tyetye
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