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

The surname Tekeleza is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekeleza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Tekeleza occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekeleza reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename globally, held by 13 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Not including South Africa Tekeleza is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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