Tekan Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Tekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3181:32,5024,260
India1791:4,285,281113,539
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Northern Cyprus241:13,2923,416
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Tekán (23) are calculated separately.

Tekan (2,289) may also be a first name.

Tekan Last Name Facts

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

Tekan (Georgian: თეკან, Hindi: टेकन, Marathi: टेकन, Oriya: େଟକନ, Russian: Текан) occurs most in Benin. It may occur in the variant forms: Tekán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tekan is the 507,898th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. Tekan occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Tekan are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 155,874th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 2,289 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 32,502. In Benin it is primarily found in: Mono Department, where 43 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 27 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 13 percent live. Beside Benin this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent live and Turkey, where 6 percent live.

Tekan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tekan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tekan surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tekan Last Name Statistics demography

Tekan earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.75% less than the national average, earning R 31,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekán9323/
Tekcan913,813/
Tekane912,854/
Tekkan91198/
Thekan91152/
Toekan9136/
Tekean9129/
Tekhan9122/
Teakan914/
Teekan912/
Tekaun911/
Tehkan911/
Tekanc911/
Tekanh911/
Tekank911/
Taekan911/
Tiekan911/
Teskan911/
Teckan910/
Teikan910/
Thekkan83418/
Tekhand8339/
Thekane8330/
Tekhane8310/
Thekhan837/
Teakean836/
Teshkan836/
Tekkaan835/
Thetkan834/
Teskhan834/
Tekhaan833/
Thekant832/
Tehkhan832/
Teekang832/
Teckane831/
Tezkhan831/
Theskan831/
Tekeane831/
Teikhan831/
Tedkhan831/
Tegkang831/
Theckan830/
Tokan805,531/
Takan802,158/
Tecan801,258/
Tikan801,130/
Tekon80154/
Tykan80142/
Tıkan801/
Tekanova77551/
Teckagne77323/
Thekagne7717/
Thetkhan779/
Tekhagne771/
Tieckean771/
Teekhang771/
Tezcan7330,852/
Tokcan732,959/
Tikane731,198/
Thakan73904/
Takain73672/
Thokan73655/
Takhan73362/
Tokkan73339/
Tescan73335/
Taikan73273/
Toykan73247/
Thikan73237/
Tikhan73185/
Tykhan73145/
Teekon73137/
Teican73135/
Takkan73111/
Taykan7387/
Tokhan7377/
Thekon7376/
Taqean7374/
Tecșan7372/
Tihkan7362/
Teșcan7356/
Tekone7339/
Tockan7338/
Tikcan7338/
Takanh7333/
Teskam7327/
Takean7317/
Tokain7312/
Teikam7311/
Toikan7310/
Tikkan739/
Ttikan737/
Tikain735/
Tekuon734/
Tekcam733/
Teşcan733/
Tohkan733/
Tahkan732/
Takaan732/
Tiokan732/
Tejkon732/
Tekeun732/
Tokean731/
Tuikan731/
Tecane731/
Tedkam731/
Tekamq731/
Tikank731/
Tikann731/
Teikon731/
Teïkon731/
Teeqan731/
Tekoun731/
Teqane731/
Toqean731/
Tiecan731/
Ttakan731/
Tekkon731/
Tykane731/
Tjkane731/
Tagkan731/
Tekoon731/
Tequan730/
Teacon730/
Ticean730/
Tecagne67431/
Thikane67375/
Thokhan67366/
Thaikan67210/
Takahan6780/
Tetkong6775/
Tajkhan6774/
Tekkone6746/
Tyokhan6737/
Șteican6728/
Thakkan6724/
Teckham6720/
Tiekoun6718/
Teckkam6717/
Tizkhan6715/
Teicane6714/
Tikanne6713/
Tikhane6710/
Takkhan6710/
Tikkann679/
Tickain679/
Teekham678/
Teskham675/
Takhann674/
Thetkon674/
Teskong674/
Thakhan673/
Tikhaan673/
Tikhand672/
Tikkane672/
Tihkane672/
Thekone672/
Tokkann671/
Techkon671/
Teekkam671/
Tekogne671/
Thequan671/
Tehqain671/
Theakam671/
Tékagne671/
Teukeun671/
Tehekam671/
Tekeing671/
Thakann671/
Takhaan671/
Takhean671/
Tockcan671/
Taykang671/
Tikahan671/
Htetkhaing671/
Tecahne671/
Tuykhan671/
Thtikan671/
Taakhan671/
Taekoon671/
Teadkam671/
Tedkham671/

Tekan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekan in the Georgian language
თეკანtekan-
Tekan in the Hindi language
टेकनtekana98.75
टेकनाtekana1.25
Tekan in the Marathi language
टेकनtekana94.38
टेकानtekana3.21
टेकणtekana0.8
तेकनtekana0.8
टेकामtekama0.8
Tekan in the Oriya language
େଟକନetakana75
େଟକାନetakana25
Tekan in the Russian language
Теканtekan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tekan
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