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Where Does The Last Name Teke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Teke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻚ, Hindi: टेके, Marathi: टेके, Oriya: େଟେକ, Russian: Теке) is most common in Turkey. It may also be found as a variant: Téké. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Teke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 13,674^th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 178,529 people. The last name Teke occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Teke reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Teke is also the 106,116^th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 4,262 people.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 27,115 people, or 1 in 2,870. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Konya Province, where 7 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Turkey it occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Teke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Teke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Teke last name grew 1,217 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.71% registered to vote for 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.