Tekelo Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tekelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1671:317,01624,066
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Tekelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekelo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tekelo is the 1,218,745th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekelo live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 317,016. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 56 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 36 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Tekelo Last Name Statistics demography

Tekelo earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.82% more than the national average, earning R 287,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekelio927/
Tekela832,370/
Tekolo83638/
Tokelo83298/
Tekalo83131/
Takelo8312/
Tekilo835/
Tikelo833/
Tecelo831/
Tekiela77958/
Takeloo7761/
Teikalo7756/
Thekela779/
Tekkela776/
Tekilou774/
Teekela772/
Teakela772/
Toikelo772/
Taekela771/
Tikgelo771/
Tekoloo771/
Tekeula771/
Tekelas771/
Tekaloy771/
Tekailo771/
Thekalo771/
Tekeyla770/
Tekeela770/
Tekkelas712/
Tetkilop711/
Teakelap711/
Tekkiela711/
Tekola6713,916/
Takalo672,693/
Takela671,997/
Taqelo67911/
Tekila67859/
Tokalo67653/
Tokolo67574/
Tikolo67513/
Tikela67172/
Tekala67138/
Takolo6767/
Tykalo6766/
Tokilo6763/
Tecolo6757/
Tikilo6723/
Tokela6711/
Tikalo679/
Tecalo675/
Tekało671/
Tokkeeloh671/
Tykilo671/
Takilo671/
Tokélo671/
Tykela671/

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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 Tekelo
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