Teke Surname
Approximately 40,820 people bear this surname
Teke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 27,115 | 1:2,870 | 411 |
| India | 3,741 | 1:205,043 | 12,271 |
| Cameroon | 2,558 | 1:8,119 | 1,052 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Iran | 1,003 | 1:76,553 | 7,881 |
| Papua New Guinea | 893 | 1:9,131 | 727 |
| Nigeria | 450 | 1:393,651 | 20,728 |
| South Africa | 395 | 1:137,159 | 15,860 |
| Lesotho | 339 | 1:5,996 | 1,244 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Indonesia | 238 | 1:555,669 | 44,719 |
| Hungary | 220 | 1:44,619 | 4,746 |
| Germany | 187 | 1:430,510 | 38,755 |
| Tanzania | 154 | 1:343,777 | 25,484 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Belgium | 104 | 1:110,545 | 16,500 |
| Benin | 84 | 1:123,043 | 13,434 |
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| Turkmenistan | 65 | 1:84,448 | 1,659 |
| Solomon Islands | 62 | 1:9,355 | 1,591 |
| Congo | 60 | 1:83,152 | 7,031 |
| Niger | 57 | 1:336,702 | 9,822 |
| Chile | 54 | 1:326,231 | 9,231 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Serbia | 30 | 1:238,165 | 13,506 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 20 | 1:298,633 | 26,437 |
| Northern Cyprus | 19 | 1:16,790 | 4,295 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Téké (1) are calculated separately.
Teke (4,262) may also be a first name.
Teke Demographics
Teke Political Affiliation
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Teke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Teke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻚ, Hindi: टेके, Marathi: टेके, Oriya: େଟେକ, Russian: Теке) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Téké. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Teke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 13,674th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 178,529 people. The surname Teke occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Teke are found; 59 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 106,116th most common first name internationally It is held by 4,262 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 27,115 people, or 1 in 2,870. In Turkey Teke is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Konya Province, where 7 percent live and Ankara Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Turkey Teke exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Teke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Teke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Teke last name expanded 1,217 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 413 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Teke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Teke last name are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the political party.
The amount Teke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.08% less than the national average, earning 193,529 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning R 264,672 per year; in United States they earn 18.11% less than the national average, earning $35,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $43,813 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻚ | tk | - |
| Teke in the Marathi language | ||
| टेके | teke | 99.62 |
| तेके | teke | 0.23 |
| टोेके | toeke | 0.08 |
| टॆके | teke | 0.04 |
| Teke in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟେକ | eteka | 87.5 |
| େତେକ | eteka | 12.5 |
| Teke in the Hindi language | ||
| टेके | teke | 80 |
| टेकई | teka'i | 10 |
| टेक | teka | 10 |
| Teke in the Russian language | ||
| Теке | teke | - |
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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 Teke
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