Tekeni Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tekeni (37) may also be a first name.

Tekeni Last Name Facts

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

Tekeni is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tekeni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekeni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,434,893rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Tekeni are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 37 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 413,570. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 85 percent reside, Gauteng, where 7 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Tekeni Last Name Statistics demography

Tekeni earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning R 167,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teakeni9226/
Tekenyi9211/
Tekenai9211/
Taekeni927/
Tekenio924/
Teikeni921/
Teekeni921/
Tekenie921/
Tehekeni868/
Te'ekeni868/
Thekenyi861/
Tekena83808/
Tekani83260/
Tekene83128/
Tokeni8347/
Tekoni8321/
Tekini8315/
Takeni838/
Tekeny831/
Tikeni831/
Takenoi77135/
Tekenyo77130/
Takenai7752/
Takeuni7733/
Takenyi7729/
Teckani7718/
Tekener7713/
Tekaini7713/
Tikenai7710/
Teikena7710/
Thekani777/
Tekkena777/
Tekegne774/
Tekhani773/
Tekkani773/
Takenhi772/
Tiekene772/
Tekeune772/
Thakeni772/
Tekinyi772/
Tekkene772/
Teekoni772/
Tekeneh772/
Tekeneu771/
Teukene771/
Tiekena771/
Teikini771/
Tekeneš771/
Tekenge771/
Tekinis771/
Tyokeni771/
Tokheni771/
Tekeane771/
Thekenyo7134/
Teshkini7118/
Teekhani713/
Takeunie711/
Taaikeni711/
Tiekonhi711/
Teckegne711/
Thakheni711/
Thekoene711/
Teekanai711/
Tekenyős711/
Tekhenyo711/
Taekhani711/
Tikani673,795/
Tekane672,854/
Takani67629/
Takene67563/
Tekień67409/
Tikena67235/
Tokoni67191/
Tokani67156/
Tikini67149/
Takini67120/
Tekine6781/
Tikoni6770/
Takoni6764/
Tokini6753/
Tokene6746/
Tekone6739/
Tecini6727/
Teconi6720/
Thokhaeni6718/
Ta'aikeni677/
Tikene674/
Tykani672/
Takjni671/
Tokeny671/
Tikeny671/
Tahaikeni671/

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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 Tekeni
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