Tekeleza Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tekeleza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekeleza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tekeleza (13) may also be a first name.

Tekeleza Last Name Facts

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

Tekeleza is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekeleza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tekeleza is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekeleza live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Besides South Africa Tekeleza exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thekeleza945/
Thekelezo822/
Takoleza7517/
Tekeleso751/
Tekeletso7199/
Tekeeleji711/
Thekeletso671/
Takiliza6321/
Tokelisa631/
Takhaloza591/
Taikiliza591/
Tokileso5010/
Tikilizi501/

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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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  • 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 Tekeleza
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