Tekano Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tekano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693

Tekano (136) may also be a first name.

Tekano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tekano is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekano? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tekano is the 2,394,033rd most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Tekano occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Tekano reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tekano is also the 794,286th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 136 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Limpopo, where 3 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Tekano Last Name Statistics demography

Tekano earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.15% less than the national average, earning R 51,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teekano9239/
Tekanop9231/
Tekkano921/
Tekanou921/
Teikanoa8620/
Takano83172,349/
Tokano831,969/
Tekana831,073/
Tecano83129/
Tekeno8315/
Tekono838/
Tikano837/
Takanoo7753/
Thakano7710/
Tekaana7710/
Tiekana779/
Taekana776/
Tekenou776/
Thokano776/
Ticeano775/
Tackano775/
Tekkana773/
Tekanga772/
Teekana771/
Tiskano771/
Tekanaa771/
Teekono771/
Thekeno771/
Tekogno771/
Tekongo771/
Takauno771/
Teakono771/
Tiekono771/
Tikaano771/
Tikango771/
Tikanou771/
Tegkana771/
Tekanna771/
Thakhano7153/
Tekongou7110/
Tockanou712/
Tikanhou711/
Tiekouno711/
Tiekenou711/
Tokanhou711/
Takkanou711/
Tekeunou711/
Thekanga711/
Tekaanga711/
Tekanadh711/
Takeno6712,970/
Takana674,693/
Tikana671,307/
Tekena67808/
Ticano67112/
Tokana6799/
Tokono6741/
Tecana6736/
Tocano679/
Tikono676/
Takono672/
Tekanaath671/
Tykana671/
Tykeno671/
Tokannnou671/
Tekkanath671/
Thekkanat671/
Tykono671/
Tecono671/
Tekona671/
Tekoungou671/
Takaná671/

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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 Tekano
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