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 is most common in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 739,868th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekenya live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tekenya is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 39 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 27 percent are found.
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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