Tekeste Surname

7,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Tekeste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekeste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea48,7181:9827
Ethiopia29,6201:3,293559
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Sweden1471:66,9855,097
Canada531:695,20056,020
England501:1,114,36153,243
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Norway161:321,39331,311
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Tekeste (17,814) may also be a first name.

Tekeste Last Name Facts

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

Tekeste is borne by more people in Eritrea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekeste? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,172nd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 92,117 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tekeste reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tekeste is also the 41,109th most numerous forename internationally, held by 17,814 people.

Tekeste is most frequent in Eritrea, where it is held by 48,718 people, or 1 in 98. Not including Eritrea it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Tekeste Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tekeste last name are 42.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tekeste earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning 327,121 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.27% less than the national average, earning $39,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekheste931/
Tekehste931/
Tekest9254/
Tekesta867/
Takeste862/
Tekaste862/
Tekiste861/
Tekoiste801/
Tequeste801/
Tokaste713/
Tecoste711/
Tokhaste674/
Techeast671/
Tequexte671/
Tokestay671/
Tikist621/
Tocaste5799/
Tikgist571/
Tichest571/
Tequist570/
Tedquist5327/
Teaquist532/

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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 Tekeste
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