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
Tekana (Hindi: टेकाना, Marathi: टेकना, Oriya: େଟକନା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tekana.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tekana is the 342,056th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,791,748 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tekana live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 438,463rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 390 people.
The last name Tekana is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 848 people, or 1 in 63,889. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis