Te
org · Latin script
Meaning: In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Te is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in New Zealand than in any other country.
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 3.5K(inferred from the name graph)
- AUAustralia≈1 in 36K
- USUnited States1 in 429K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- New Zealand (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 272 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 3.5K (inferred from the name graph)
≈1,400 people, est.
Highest-authority source
New Zealand, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti.
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Te counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ New Zealand | ≈1,400 est. | ≈1 in 3.5K | — | Te | 125 |
| US United States | 775 | 1 in 429K | 1.7K | Te | 272 |
| AU Australia | ≈720 est. | ≈1 in 36K | 2 | Te | 130 |
| JP Japan | ≈510 est. | ≈1 in 244K | listed | — | — |
| DE Germany | ≈310 est. | ≈1 in 261K | — | Te | 108 |
| CL Chile | ≈110 est. | ≈1 in 163K | 1 | — | 1 |
| HK Hong Kong | ≈91 est. | ≈1 in 80K | — | Te | 14 |
| CH Switzerland | ≈58 est. | ≈1 in 144K | 42 | — | 11 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); SRCEI — Nombres más comunes (guaguas, 1920–2021); the japanese-surnames-hadamitzky-1998 register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Te is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In cdo, By ep to rescue, to pull out, to save. to save or free from danger, to to rescue, to save, (géu-udng). to terminate, to finish. to destroy utterly. poor and weak. to divide fields, to report. paths or roads through the open country
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In cdo, unworthy, incompetent, (bok-kang) RRB no trouble, no thanks indeed. IRB unwilling, to refuse. RRR to deny, not so, (péu-néng). TR to disallow, to resent. KOM not very well acquainted. KOM not much like to, imperfectly re
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In cdo, sing one complete hymn to connect, to string together, to league together, a string. to string cash, (ciéng-chiéng). to string pearls. to mgke cane-work. to make rattan bed bottoms
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In cdo, met., one unable to rise or gain rank, the dragon’s spittle, zc., ambergris, name of a river near Amoy, a river, as lively as a dragon, very agile, the vigor of a dragon or horse
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
In cdo, hold up with both hands, to scoop up, a handful. to scoop up water and drink. to scoop up a double-handful. to hold and read. . to spin, to twist, to reel. to spin and weave
as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Julia De Veaux Powelb. 1798not in their usual name(1798-1845)
- Herman Sebastian De Fremeryb. 1828not in their usual name(1828-1884)
- André Dae Kimb. 1996CAnot in their usual nameCanadian actor and writer
- Keenan Teb. 2000AUmusician
- Dae Gwang-hyeonnot in their usual nameLast crown prince of Balhae (fl. 10th century)
- Dae Won ParkKRnot in their usual nameresearcher (ORCID 0000-0002-7653-686X)
- Dae Hong JeongKRnot in their usual nameresearcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7869-5648)
- Dae Hyun LeeUSnot in their usual nameresearcher
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 39 sources across 27 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.7K | #16,212 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.2K | #21,080 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 850 | #26,876 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 42 | #21,267 |
| JP Japan | Japanese, Chinese, Korean Surnames (Hadamitzky, 1998) | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Te mean, and where does it come from?
- In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Te have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 1.4 thousand people named Te in New Zealand, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled te.
- How common is the name Te?
- In the United States, the national register counted 775 people named Te in 2020, about 1 in 429 thousand residents.
What do you want to know about Te?
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/teThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Te”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.