Tekan Surname
Approximately 645 people bear this surname
Tekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 318 | 1:32,502 | 4,260 |
| India | 179 | 1:4,285,281 | 113,539 |
| Turkey | 39 | 1:1,995,421 | 69,208 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Northern Cyprus | 24 | 1:13,292 | 3,416 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Tekán (23) are calculated separately.
Tekan (2,289) may also be a first name.
Tekan Demographics
Average Tekan Salary in
South Africa
R 31,476
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
Tekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tekan in the Georgian language | ||
| თეკან | tekan | - |
| Tekan in the Hindi language | ||
| टेकन | tekana | 98.75 |
| टेकना | tekana | 1.25 |
| Tekan in the Marathi language | ||
| टेकन | tekana | 94.38 |
| टेकान | tekana | 3.21 |
| टेकण | tekana | 0.8 |
| तेकन | tekana | 0.8 |
| टेकाम | tekama | 0.8 |
| Tekan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟକନ | etakana | 75 |
| େଟକାନ | etakana | 25 |
| Tekan in the Russian language | ||
| Текан | tekan | - |
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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
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- 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 Tekan
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