Teker Surname

33,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Teker Surname User-submission:

The Teker surname comes from the misspelling of the Tekeli surname, which means 'from Teke'. It either comes from the Turk tribe called Tekeli or from Teke, Antalya.

Teker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey14,9361:5,210754
Indonesia1791:738,82256,864
Belgium881:130,64418,923
Hungary661:148,73113,450
Argentina611:700,71248,077
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Northern Cyprus411:7,7811,851
Austria301:283,84832,444
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Guam121:13,3432,098
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Liberia91:489,83723,279
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Croatia71:604,08640,820
England61:9,286,343223,652
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway61:857,04855,549
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Teker (35) may also be a first name.

Teker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Teker surname comes from the misspelling of the Tekeli surname, which means 'from Teke'. It either comes from the Turk tribe called Tekeli or from Teke, Antalya.

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Teker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teker (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻜﺮ, Russian: Текер) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teker? popularity and diffusion

Teker is the 33,665th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 462,056 people. The surname Teker occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Teker are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name on earth, held by 35 people.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 14,936 people, or 1 in 5,210. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found and Van Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Turkey Teker is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Teker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Teker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Teker surname grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Teker are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Teker earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.56% more than the national average, earning 438,007 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.16% less than the national average, earning $33,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekere91972/
Tecker91275/
Tekker9168/
Tieker9138/
Teaker9133/
Tekeer9131/
Theker9125/
Taeker9120/
Tekher918/
Teyker915/
Teiker912/
Teeker912/
Tekert912/
Toeker911/
Tekier911/
Tetker911/
Teuker910/
Theaker832,068/
Tiecker83203/
Thekere83159/
Taecker8390/
Teckert8388/
Thesker8326/
Toecker8320/
Taekker8317/
Teikere8316/
Teakert8315/
Thieker8311/
Tekhert835/
Thaeker834/
Teikert834/
Thecker833/
Theiker832/
Teskerd832/
Tehcker831/
Tekheer831/
Thekker831/
Tessker831/
Tekeher831/
Tetcker830/
Toker8019,712/
Tekir803,743/
Tecer801,757/
Taker80867/
Tiker80366/
Tekre8044/
Tyker8035/
Töker803/
Täker801/
Tjker801/
Tekerová7718/
Teschker7716/
Teickert779/
Tekerova778/
Thiecker776/
Theacker771/
Theckear771/
Thetkerd771/
Thaekker771/
Teekkerd771/
Techer739,098/
Thaker738,236/
Thoker735,554/
Tacker731,679/
Toqeer731,417/
Tocker73710/
Tyoker73385/
Ticker73292/
Takher73260/
Tikker73243/
Takker73128/
Taqeer7380/
Tokeer7372/
Täkker7357/
Tequer7351/
Tahker7338/
Teycer7320/
Tokker7319/
Tikere7318/
Tisker7317/
Takier7316/
Tysker7311/
Töcker737/
Thiker736/
Takeer736/
Tokher736/
Tycker734/
Thecer734/
Taaker734/
Toyker733/
Thekre733/
Taeqer732/
Tokier732/
Tikert732/
Tekire732/
Teacer731/
Tezkir731/
Tikher731/
Taiker731/
Thyker731/
Tekuir731/
Tokear731/
Tokeir731/
Toiker731/
Teskir731/
Tekkir731/
Tuiker730/
Teckre730/
Titker730/
Thacker6737,530/
Teacher678,510/
Thakker675,708/
Teicher671,690/
Thokher67154/
Thykier67122/
Thocker6778/
Toqueer6756/
Tickert6742/
Taqueer6734/
Thicker6726/
Teecher678/
Thakear677/
Thakeer676/
Thakher676/
Thioker675/
Tthoker675/
Tahaker675/
Tidåker675/
Tayceer675/
Takherh674/
Taikeer673/
Thakeur673/
Takheer673/
Taacker672/
Tahcker672/
Techear672/
Thekair672/
Teskird672/
Htacker671/
Tockeer671/
Thakeir671/
Thakerh671/
Thikere671/
Thokeer671/
Thokker671/
Taccker671/
Tackerr671/
Tiscker671/
Thecher671/
Tyckere671/
Tesquer671/
Tejcher671/
Toqqeer671/
Tokherh671/
Thoqeer671/
Tekhair671/
Tohqeer671/
Taikerd671/
Tickier670/
Tuicker670/

Teker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teker in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻜﺮtkr-
Teker in the Russian language
Текерteker-

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