Tekende Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Tekende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tekende (10) may also be a first name.

Tekende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekende is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekende? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tekende occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Tekende reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Chimbu, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiekende931/
Tokende86149/
Tecende868/
Tekendi863/
Takende862/
Tyokende80117/
Tekendui805/
Tekendai801/
Takendeu801/
Takaende801/
Taknde771/
Tokinde71103/
Tokendi7113/
Tecendi715/
Takendi712/
Tikinde711/
Takinde711/
Tikhnde711/
Techinde671/
Techendy670/
Takindi5716/
Tikindi5711/
Tikinda5710/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tekende
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