Tekema Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tekema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Australia61:4,499,284146,780

Tekema (26) may also be a first name.

Tekema Last Name Facts

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

Tekema is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Tekema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekema? popularity and diffusion

Tekema is the 2,061,309th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Tekema occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Tekema live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taekema92636/
Teekema9243/
Tekemai9213/
Tekeima9212/
Teakema9211/
Tekemau921/
Tekeema920/
Tekeme83654/
Takema83127/
Tekama8377/
Tokema8359/
Tekemi837/
Tekoma836/
Tekemy831/
Tekemo831/
Tikema831/
Tykema831/
Tekima831/
Tiekoma7734/
Tekemiş7714/
Tikaema7713/
Toykema7710/
Taekama7710/
Thokema779/
Tackema778/
Techema776/
Takeama776/
Takemai775/
Tekamma775/
Tekomai775/
Tekimay772/
Tekemeh772/
Takemma772/
Takiema771/
Taikema771/
Thakema771/
Teckima771/
Thekima771/
Tekheme771/
Tykeema770/
Teukeume711/
Teekemou711/
Tekkamma711/
Takama675,339/
Tokama671,059/
Tokoma67714/
Takima67272/
Tikama6776/
Takoma6739/
Tokima6737/
Tekkaymaz6721/
Tikoma6719/
Tekime6714/
Tikima6713/
Tecoma6711/
Takemo673/
Tekamo672/
Tikemo671/
Tikeme671/
Tekimo671/

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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 Tekema
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