Tegeza Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tegeza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tegeza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tegeza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tegeza is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tegeza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegeza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Tegeza occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tegeza live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda it is most common in: Kween District, where 75 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 4 percent reside and Kasese District, where 4 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegezia921/
Teghezza861/
Tegeja83112/
Tegezi834/
Tegesa833/
Tejeza833/
Tegezo832/
Togeza832/
Tigeza831/
Tegaiza7738/
Tegazza7714/
Tedjeza775/
Tigheza774/
Tegejay771/
Tegesha771/
Tegezes771/
Tegidza771/
Tighezza71587/
Tekgezer71128/
Teguetsa7126/
Teguesap711/
Teguessa711/
Tigerzza711/
Tighheza711/
Taigezha711/
Tagaza671,744/
Tegeje67150/
Tagesa6795/
Tegege6744/
Tigezo679/
Tegaso676/
Tagoza675/
Tegeso673/
Tegese673/
Tegejo673/
Tegasa672/
Tejeja672/
Togaza672/
Tejesa671/
Tezija671/
Tigiza671/
Togesa671/
Teicheiza670/

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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 Tegeza
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