Tecum Surname
Approximately 5,584 people bear this surname
Tecum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 5,423 | 1:2,966 | 463 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Mexico | 56 | 1:2,216,539 | 19,710 |
| El Salvador | 15 | 1:422,926 | 2,747 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Tecúm (5) are calculated separately.
Tecum Demographics
Average Tecum Salary in
United States
$23,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tecum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tecum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tecum occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Tecúm. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tecum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 86,283rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,305,076 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tecum live; 97 percent live in Central America and 97 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
It is most frequently used in Guatemala, where it is carried by 5,423 people, or 1 in 2,966. In Guatemala Tecum is primarily concentrated in: Quiché Department, where 86 percent reside, Quetzaltenango Department, where 5 percent reside and Guatemala Department, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Guatemala this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.
Tecum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tecum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tecum last name expanded 8,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tecum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tecum last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
Tecum earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.92% less than the national average, earning $23,333 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecúm | 93 | 5 | / |
| Tescum | 91 | 97 | / |
| Teccum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Teachum | 83 | 16 | / |
| Techoum | 83 | 5 | / |
| Teakcum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tecun | 80 | 8,569 | / |
| Ticum | 80 | 1,535 | / |
| Tekum | 80 | 465 | / |
| Tesum | 80 | 18 | / |
| Tezum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tecom | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tetchume | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tetkum | 73 | 55 | / |
| Tekhum | 73 | 54 | / |
| Tekeum | 73 | 44 | / |
| Tekume | 73 | 34 | / |
| Tejume | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tekoum | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tekkum | 73 | 18 | / |
| Teesum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Teekum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tedkum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ticume | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tecune | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teakum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tescun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teskum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tezume | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teckom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teijum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tegium | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tizcum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teikum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekcom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tigcum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tesume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tecsom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Titcum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tickum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tetchoume | 71 | 38 | / |
| Titcume | 67 | 16 | / |
| Teukeum | 67 | 15 | / |
| Terzoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tedjoum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Thezume | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tekoume | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thaicum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tetsume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tekkoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theekum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyochum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tehkhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teekhum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tecum
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