Tekem Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Tekem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 373 | 1:55,681 | 7,197 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
The surname Tekem (Marathi: टेकाम) is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 709,895th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name is mostly found 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 frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 29 people.
The surname Tekem is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 55,681. In Cameroon Tekem is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 29 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 26 percent are found and Far North Region, where 21 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekeme | 91 | 654 | / |
| Tekkem | 91 | 486 | / |
| Tekeum | 91 | 44 | / |
| Teukem | 91 | 19 | / |
| Teikem | 91 | 3 | / |
| Teekem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tiekem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tekhem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Teskem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Teukeum | 83 | 15 | / |
| Teukeam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tekheme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Takem | 80 | 1,818 | / |
| Tokem | 80 | 121 | / |
| Tikem | 80 | 25 | / |
| Tekim | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tykem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tekemova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Theskeem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tekkim | 73 | 50 | / |
| Tokhem | 73 | 49 | / |
| Tikkem | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tekime | 73 | 14 | / |
| Taqeem | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tykeem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thikem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tohkem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tokeim | 73 | 3 | / |
| Takkem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tiokem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tockem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Takeum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Takeem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Takhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teskim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thakem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiekim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toikem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokkem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tikhem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teicem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tikeme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tedkim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taekim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuikem | 73 | 0 | / |
| Techem | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thetkim | 67 | 34 | / |
| Thekkim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tekchim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Techkim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tokhiem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teckkim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Texchem | 67 | 1 | / |
Tekem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tekem in the Marathi language | ||
| टेकाम | tekama | - |
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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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- 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 Tekem
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