Tekalegne Surname

123,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tekalegne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekalegne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,7031:26,3423,258
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tekalegne (2,313) may also be a first name.

Tekalegne Last Name Facts

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

Tekalegne is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekalegne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tekalegne is the 123,275th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,967,480 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekalegne reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tekalegne is also the 154,842nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,313 people.

It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,703 people, or 1 in 26,342. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekalegn9417,067/
Tekalgne942,420/
Tekaligne893,558/
Tekalegen894/
Tekalegni891/
Tekalgn887,087/
Teklegn884/
Tekalign8224,018/
Takalegn821/
Teklaegn821/
Tekelegn821/
Takalgne821/
Tekalagna781/
Tekaligni781/
Tekallign781/
Tekalignc781/
Tokaleghan741/
Tekelign711/
Takalign711/
Takalekoane702/
Takaligan672/
Taklgn671/

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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 Tekalegne
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