Tekere Surname
Approximately 972 people bear this surname
Tekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 741 | 1:20,834 | 3,105 |
| Botswana | 121 | 1:18,074 | 3,590 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Tekere (43) may also be a first name.
Tekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tekere (Marathi: तेकेरे, Oriya: େଟେକେର) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Tekere click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekere? popularity and diffusion
It is the 369,806th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,497,475 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tekere reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 43 people.
Tekere is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 741 people, or 1 in 20,834. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 40 percent reside, Harare Province, where 30 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Tekere occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tekere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tekere in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟେକେର | etekera | - |
| Tekere in the Marathi language | ||
| तेकेरे | tekere | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tekere
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