Téh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Téh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Téh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Teh (68,604) & Têh (1) are calculated separately.

Téh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Téh is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Teh or Têh. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Téh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Téh are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Téh is most common in: Adrar Region, where 50 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Mauritania Téh is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teh8968,604/
Têh891/
Téhe861/
80136/
Thi67196,310/
The67151,749/
Thy674,102/
Tih671,347/
Thj67268/
Tér67202/
Thé6775/
Tjh6763/
Téa6713/
Tyh6711/
Thè673/
Tée671/
Thí671/
Téi671/
Tét671/
Thê671/

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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 Téh
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