Teka Surname

5,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Grenada

Teka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia85,6411:1,139205
DR Congo2,3741:31,1203,885
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Egypt1,4951:61,4955,792
South Africa1,0401:52,0946,597
Indonesia6221:212,61919,965
Papua New Guinea5001:16,3071,613
India4751:1,614,87459,336
Cameroon3721:55,8317,214
Kenya2051:225,26815,863
Ivory Coast1641:140,6786,676
Benin1451:71,2808,604
Mauritius1441:8,9821,898
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Grenada991:1,096205
Uganda741:527,55829,544
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
England501:1,114,36153,243
Albania501:58,2817,203
Canada501:736,91258,785
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Afghanistan281:1,148,32810,363
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Greece181:615,54471,673
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Lesotho151:135,50412,442
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Téka (3), Têka (1) & Tèka (1) are calculated separately.

Teka (331,965) may also be a first name.

Teka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Teka (Arabic: تيكا, Georgian: თეკა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻚ, Hindi: टेका, Marathi: टेका, Oriya: େଟକା, Russian: Тека, Tibetan: ཀྲི་ཀ་) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Téka, Têka or Tèka. Click here to see other possible spellings of Teka.

How Common Is The Last Name Teka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,893rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 76,094 people. The last name Teka occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Teka are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Teka is also the 3,146th most numerous first name in the world, held by 331,965 people.

It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 85,641 people, or 1 in 1,139. Not including Ethiopia Teka is found in 84 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Angola, where 2 percent reside.

Teka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Teka surname are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Teka earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.16% less than the national average, earning R 139,836 per year; in United States they earn 20.48% less than the national average, earning $34,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning $44,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Téka923/
Têka921/
Tèka921/
Tekea894,685/
Theka891,579/
Tekay891,307/
Teeka891,211/
Teika89484/
Taeka89458/
Tieka89251/
Tekka89195/
Tekha89151/
Tekai89144/
Teaka89118/
Tekah8975/
Teuka8972/
Tekoa8929/
Tekau8926/
Teyka8918/
Toeka8911/
Tekač896/
Tejka893/
Tteka893/
Tekaa892/
Teśka892/
Tekca891/
Dteka891/
Tehka891/
Tekaai80344/
Tekaat80258/
Tekaya80226/
Teekea80171/
Tekkaş80166/
Teszka80152/
Tekaut80139/
Tezkaç80106/
Teskač8095/
Teekay8063/
Thecka8052/
Tekach8048/
Tekiea8025/
Tekkai8023/
Tiekay8022/
Tekahu8021/
Tekauz8021/
Tekaia8016/
Tekkad8016/
Theeka8014/
Theska8013/
Thaeka8012/
Teakai8011/
Tekaić8011/
Tescka8010/
Teekha809/
Tekait808/
Thekat808/
Teikay808/
Tekeľa808/
Teckay807/
Teekaa807/
Teskaa806/
Theaka805/
Tekkay804/
Thekka804/
Tekaha804/
Teckah804/
Thekah804/
Tezkah804/
Tekkat803/
Teckau803/
Teskay803/
Tekkah803/
Tezkat803/
Tekkas802/
Teikas802/
Teekoa802/
Thekea802/
Tekaïa802/
Teikaa802/
Te'eka802/
Teakau802/
Tteeka802/
Teikau802/
Tekass802/
Teskać802/
Teekad802/
Tedkay801/
Teekai801/
Tekadh801/
Tekatt801/
Tekeea801/
Thedka801/
Thekay801/
Tiekka801/
Teaska801/
Tiekah801/
Teakay801/
Teakaa801/
Teikai801/
Tekast801/
Tedkai801/
Tekkha801/
Teykas801/
Tekkau801/
Dtegka800/
Taka7578,160/
Tika7548,383/
Teke7540,820/
Teca7530,935/
Teko7519,011/
Toka7516,917/
Teki7512,119/
Tyka751,375/
Teky75711/
Teqa7543/
Tjka751/
Tekkaya73514/
Tekautz73122/
Tekatch7343/
Tekhaus7330/
Teckhah7313/
Tekatsh7310/
Teschka739/
Theekha737/
Theikay733/
Teka'ai732/
Tekouha732/
Teikhai731/
Thekhad731/
Toekeah731/
Tekağaç731/
Theekay731/
Taekaha731/
Teckaid731/
Teskaha731/
Tekeash731/
Teekaas731/
Takai6753,080/
Tekie6736,362/
Taaka6717,948/
Tokay677,995/
Theko677,096/
Tokai676,600/
Tikka676,334/
Tekeş675,944/
Ttika675,803/
Thoka675,397/
Teiko672,958/
Tekou672,335/
Taika672,149/
Takka672,069/
Tekyi671,835/
Teaca671,606/
Tykha671,557/
Tekeu671,519/
Thika671,415/
Toika671,068/
Tuika671,066/
Tieko671,003/
Tokka67897/
Tekke67863/
Thaka67727/
Tikah67702/
Takau67701/
Tekoh67592/
Texca67590/
Tikai67579/
Tokha67562/
Takay67533/
Tieke67466/
Tecay67430/
Takha67427/
Tokau67419/
Tecca67394/
Tekei67382/
Tikay67344/
Teike67309/
Tokah67304/
Tekeh67304/
Takah67303/
Taeko67244/
Tekeç67222/
Teacă67207/
Tecas67200/
Teiki67194/
Tokea67192/
Tigka67183/
Teeke67176/
Tekko67171/
Tekce67166/
Tekeľ67162/
Tagka67157/
Tieca67151/
Tikha67147/
Takaa67145/
Teuke67143/
Tekoo67134/
Taeca67127/
Tikau67126/
Tohka67120/
Tikaa67110/
Teyke67108/
Tekki67102/
Ticea6798/
Theke6795/
Togka6795/
Teica6790/
Teuca6787/
Tecky6786/
Tyoka6784/
Teckhaus6783/
Tesca6782/
Tioka6781/
Htika6778/
Taqea6777/
Tecau6775/
Tezki6774/
Toyka6773/
Tojka6773/
Teaki6769/
Tekáč6764/
Tecșa6760/
Tekii6757/
Tecko6752/
Teški6750/
Takea6749/
Teeki6748/
Ttaka6748/
Teuko6745/
Tekui6736/
Tokağ6736/
Tieki6734/
Teeko6733/
Tikaz6733/
Tezky6733/
Tikaj6731/
Tikga6726/
Tezca6724/
Htoka6724/
Teace6723/
Tekhe6723/
Tahka6723/
Tecat6722/
Teake6718/
Tekoi6718/
Teyki6718/
Tekio6718/
Theky6718/
Tecke6717/
Teyko6717/
Theki6717/
Tekhi6717/
Tekey6716/
Tykač6716/
Teked6714/
Tikoa6714/
Tajka6714/
Tykka6713/
Tokaa6712/
Tekih679/
Tekoy679/
Tekiy678/
Tähka678/
Tekee677/
Tejko676/
Tiška676/
Theca676/
Tegko675/
Tekge675/
Tujka674/
Tteki673/
Tejki673/
Toeko673/
Teako673/
Tekje673/
Tekho673/
Tayka672/
Tehki672/
Teuki672/
Tekky672/
Tequa672/
Tecai672/
Tteko672/
Tikea672/
Tikaç672/
Tecea672/
Tetca671/
Teeca671/
Teiky671/
Tejkaash671/
Tekuo671/
Teaky671/
Tykay671/
Tykaa671/
Teeky671/
Tokca671/
Htaka671/
Tökay671/
Tegke671/
Tedko671/
Tekiç671/
Tißka671/
Tihka671/
Tijka671/
Tikca671/
Dteko671/
T'Ika671/
Tekyz671/
Hteko671/
Takaï671/
Tekyo671/
Tykas671/
Thedkead671/
Tekoz671/
Taïka671/
Tehke670/

Teka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teka in the Georgian language
თეკაteka-
Teka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻚtk-
Teka in the Hindi language
टेकाteka98.82
टीकाtika0.51
टेकteka0.17
तेकteka0.17
टिकाtika0.17
Teka in the Marathi language
टेकाteka84.62
टेकteka7.69
तेकाteka3.85
टेकाडेtekade3.85
Teka in the Oriya language
େଟକାetaka67.44
େଟକetaka29.07
େତକାetaka2.33
Teka in the Tibetan language
ཀྲི་ཀ་trika55.56
ཀྲེ་ཀ་tréka22.22
ཀྲེག་trek11.11
ཀྲེག་ཀ་trekka11.11
Teka in the Russian language
Текаteka-
Teka in the Arabic language
تيكاtyka-

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