Tekesa Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tekesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1241:124,50216,668
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Tekesa (33) may also be a first name.

Tekesa Last Name Facts

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

Tekesa is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekesa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Tekesa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekesa are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tekesa is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 33 people.

The surname Tekesa is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 124,502. In Zimbabwe Tekesa is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 31 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent live and Midlands Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Tekesa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Malawi, where 6 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Tekesa
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