Tekana Surname
Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname
Tekana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 848 | 1:63,889 | 8,030 |
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tekana (390) may also be a first name.
Tekana Demographics
Average Tekana Salary in
South Africa
R 141,096
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tekana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tekana (Hindi: टेकाना, Marathi: टेकना, Oriya: େଟକନା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 342,056th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. Tekana occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tekana are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tekana is also the 438,463rd most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 390 people.
It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 848 people, or 1 in 63,889. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Tekana Last Name Statistics demography
Tekana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.63% less than the national average, earning R 141,096 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tekana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tekana in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟକନା | etakana | - |
| Tekana in the Hindi language | ||
| टेकाना | tekana | 96.3 |
| टिकाना | tikana | 3.7 |
| Tekana in the Marathi language | ||
| टेकना | tekana | 80 |
| टेकणा | tekana | 20 |
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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 Tekana
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