Tekewe Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Tekewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati | 171 | 1:663 | 250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Tekewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tekewe is borne by more people in Kiribati than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tekewe.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekewe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tekewe is the 1,257,535th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Tekewe is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Tekewe are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Micronesia.
The surname is most commonly held in Kiribati, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 663. Outside of Kiribati Tekewe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekewei | 92 | 11 | / |
| Tekiewe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tekew | 91 | 7 | / |
| Tekewa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Tekawe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Takewe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Teykew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tikewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teikew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tekeeva | 77 | 1,225 | / |
| Teekeaw | 77 | 9 | / |
| Teykeaw | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thokewe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Teikeaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thekeaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tekeiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teikawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toeykeaw | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thekiswe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Theakeaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thekkeve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tekheeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teekheaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tikawe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Takawe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tekave | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tekawy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tikeaw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tekawi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tokawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Takiwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tokiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Takowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tokowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekove | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikhew | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tekewe
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