Tamekue Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tamekue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamekue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon591:352,01831,532
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Tamekue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamekue is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamekue? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tamekue live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon Tamekue is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 41 percent live, West Region, where 31 percent live and Littoral Region, where 25 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamekoue9311/
Tamekuie931/
Tamekei86133/
Tamegue8677/
Tamekou8646/
Tamekeu8623/
Tamekwe8610/
Tamakue863/
Tamekie861/
Tamokue861/
Temekue861/
Tamegoue8022/
Tameghue801/
Tamekoye801/
Tamehgue801/
Tameguhe801/
Thamokue801/
Tamekai71537/
Tamigue7138/
Tamegui7126/
Tamekwa7117/
Tamaque7112/
Tamogue712/
Tamique712/
Temekui711/
Temegue711/
Taimigue671/
Toumekou671/
Tomeskou671/

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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
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  • 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 Tamekue
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