Tekin Surname

3,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tekin Surname User-submission:

The Tekin surname means 'trustworthy person' or 'safety place'.

Tekin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey160,9711:48346
Germany1,6681:48,2656,314
United States3821:948,84570,809
Netherlands3141:53,7819,233
Belgium2981:38,5796,313
Austria2381:35,7795,771
Northern Cyprus2041:1,564154
England1591:350,42825,285
Sweden1491:66,0865,043
Russia1441:1,000,85577,167
Switzerland1101:74,6638,769
Australia911:296,65626,074
France721:922,538106,020
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Canada421:877,27667,671
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Bulgaria231:303,43115,323
Norway201:257,11427,149
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Azerbaijan191:507,8499,707
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Finland151:366,44725,366
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
China51:273,464,31313,838
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113

The alternate forms: Tékin (1) are calculated separately.

Tekin (25,676) may also be a first name.

Tekin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tekin surname means 'trustworthy person' or 'safety place'.

- yamurtekin

Tekin Last Name Facts

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

Tekin (Arabic: تكين, Russian: Текин) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also be rendered as: Tékin. For other potential spellings of Tekin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tekin is the 3,389th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,076 people. Tekin is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Tekin reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 31,351st most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 25,676 people.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 160,971 people, or 1 in 483. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Turkey Tekin is found in 70 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Tekin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tekin has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Tekin last name contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tekin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Tekin last name are 4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tekin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.09% less than the national average, earning 248,875 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.33% more than the national average, earning $55,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.18% less than the national average, earning $39,658 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tékin931/
Tekien913,964/
Teakin91214/
Teikin91136/
Tekina9193/
Teykin9179/
Tezkin9154/
Tekkin9131/
Taekin9118/
Toekin917/
Teckin915/
Teekin913/
Tiekin912/
Tekn8911/
Theking83366/
Teykina8363/
Techkin8334/
Thekkin8311/
Teekina8311/
Teeking839/
Tekkina837/
Teiking837/
Teukinn831/
Thekion831/
Teekien831/
Teaskin830/
Tokin802,122/
Takin801,368/
Teken801,297/
Tekne80660/
Tikin80371/
Tykin8081/
Tekün8065/
Tekyn8023/
Teqin804/
Tekön803/
Tecin802/
Tekýn801/
Teckn800/
Tekinova774/
Taikin735,308/
Teiken731,133/
Tieken73840/
Tequin73712/
Tekień73409/
Teeken73297/
Tikina73230/
Toykin73147/
Tuykin73105/
Tekken7398/
Tyokin7383/
Theken7367/
Tockin7354/
Takkin7351/
Techin7344/
Taykin7342/
Thakin7340/
Tykina7336/
Teaken7332/
Tetkyn7332/
Thekne7330/
Tytkin7325/
Tekyna7321/
Tikink7318/
Tecken7317/
Teyken7313/
Tackin7311/
Takien7311/
Tiokin739/
Tiškin739/
Teikyn739/
Toikin737/
Tickin736/
Tuikin735/
Tişkin735/
Taeken734/
Tihkin733/
Taekyn733/
Tahkin732/
Toeken732/
Teuken732/
Tekeun732/
Tikkin731/
Tyckin731/
Tekaen731/
Tekuen731/
Tekhne731/
Tekkün731/
Thokin731/
Tesskn731/
Theekn731/
Teqing731/
Teskim731/
Tedkim731/
Thikin730/
Tychkin67440/
Thieken67280/
Toykina67242/
Tuykina67162/
Tiecken67150/
Teichen67106/
Toekoen6795/
Thesken6784/
Tyokina6778/
Teijken6773/
Teikeng6766/
Taykina6759/
Toiskin6737/
Taikina6736/
Thetkim6734/
Teychin6732/
Thekken6724/
Theyken6724/
Theiken6716/
Teknova6712/
Tiequin6712/
Tichkin679/
Toikina678/
Teikyna678/
Tecn676/
Thekkim676/
Ttikcin676/
Teekeng676/
Teskeng675/
Techkim673/
Tuikina672/
Takn672/
Thakkin672/
Tyoykin671/
Teckyon671/
Thickin671/
Tahakin671/
Teichin671/
Teukeun671/
Tecquin671/
Tickina671/
Tikchin671/
Tiekken671/
Tokn671/
Tiqn671/
Teqn671/
Teshkyn671/
Teechin671/
Theaken670/
Teachin670/
Thackin670/
Teikken670/
Thecken670/
Thegken670/

Tekin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekin in the Russian language
Текинtekin-
Tekin in the Arabic language
تكينtkyn-

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