Tekenya Surname
Approximately 390 people bear this surname
Tekenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Zimbabwe | 117 | 1:131,951 | 17,409 |
| South Africa | 107 | 1:506,334 | 41,014 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Tekenya (39) may also be a first name.
Tekenya Demographics
Average Tekenya Salary in
South Africa
R 109,044
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tekenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tekenya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tekenya is the 739,868th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekenya reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tekenya is also the 1,637,361st most frequent forename on earth, borne by 39 people.
Tekenya is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Other than The DR Congo Tekenya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 27 percent reside.
Tekenya Last Name Statistics demography
Tekenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.11% less than the national average, earning R 109,044 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiekenya | 93 | 12 | / |
| Thekenya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Thekhenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tekenyo | 86 | 130 | / |
| Tekenia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tekinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tykenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thekenyo | 80 | 34 | / |
| Tikhenya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tekhenyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tekenyos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tikinya | 71 | 119 | / |
| Tekinyo | 71 | 78 | / |
| Tekeneo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Tekenio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tekenjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tekigna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tekinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tekegno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tikhinya | 67 | 241 | / |
| Tekenjio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tekinyoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekegnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thekiniath | 59 | 7 | / |
| Tecenio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tekineo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thekkiniath | 56 | 11 | / |
| Tekinjio | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Tekenya
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