Tekem Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3731:55,6817,197
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tekem (29) may also be a first name.

Tekem Last Name Facts

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

Tekem (Marathi: टेकाम) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tekem is the 709,895th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Tekem are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tekem is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name internationally, held by 29 people.

It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 55,681. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 29 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 26 percent reside and Far North Region, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekeme91654/
Tekkem91486/
Tekeum9144/
Teukem9119/
Teikem913/
Teekem911/
Tiekem911/
Tekhem911/
Teskem911/
Teukeum8315/
Teukeam831/
Tekheme831/
Takem801,818/
Tokem80121/
Tikem8025/
Tekim8011/
Tykem802/
Tekemova773/
Theskeem771/
Tekkim7350/
Tokhem7349/
Tikkem7315/
Tekime7314/
Taqeem739/
Tykeem734/
Thikem733/
Tohkem733/
Tokeim733/
Takkem733/
Tiokem732/
Tockem732/
Takeum732/
Takeem732/
Takhem731/
Teskim731/
Thakem731/
Tiekim731/
Toikem731/
Tokkem731/
Tikhem731/
Teicem731/
Tikeme731/
Tedkim731/
Taekim731/
Tuikem730/
Techem730/
Thetkim6734/
Thekkim676/
Tekchim674/
Techkim673/
Tokhiem672/
Teckkim671/
Texchem671/

Tekem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekem in the Marathi language
टेकामtekama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tekem
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