Teketay Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Teketay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teketay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Teketay (1,040) may also be a first name.

Teketay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Teketay occurs most in Ethiopia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teketay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Teketay is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Teketay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Teketay are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 248,543rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 1,040 people.

Teketay is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Excluding Ethiopia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

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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 Teketay
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