Teketsi Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Teketsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teketsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Teketsi (27) may also be a first name.

Teketsi Last Name Facts

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

Teketsi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teketsi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Teketsi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 66 percent reside, Free State, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Teketsi Last Name Statistics demography

Teketsi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.8% less than the national average, earning R 138,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teketsa863/
Takeitsi801/
Tekeci772,153/
Thakhetsi751/
Tekitsa7136/
Tekkeci7120/
Taketzi7117/
Tokatsi715/
Thaikoetsi714/
Tokotsi712/
Tokitsi711/
Takatsui6717/
Tekedzhi679/
Tokuitsi672/
Thokotsi671/
Taketsee671/
Tiketchi671/
Tikitshi671/
Tokatshi671/
Tokotshi671/
Takotsei671/
Teketche671/
Tiokitsi671/
Takaitsi671/
Tekedzai671/

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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 Teketsi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis