Tekin Surname
Approximately 165,339 people bear this surname
Tekin Surname User-submission:
The Tekin surname means 'trustworthy person' or 'safety place'.
Tekin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 160,971 | 1:483 | 46 |
| Germany | 1,668 | 1:48,265 | 6,314 |
| United States | 382 | 1:948,845 | 70,809 |
| Netherlands | 314 | 1:53,781 | 9,233 |
| Belgium | 298 | 1:38,579 | 6,313 |
| Austria | 238 | 1:35,779 | 5,771 |
| Northern Cyprus | 204 | 1:1,564 | 154 |
| England | 159 | 1:350,428 | 25,285 |
| Sweden | 149 | 1:66,086 | 5,043 |
| Russia | 144 | 1:1,000,855 | 77,167 |
| Switzerland | 110 | 1:74,663 | 8,769 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Bulgaria | 23 | 1:303,431 | 15,323 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Azerbaijan | 19 | 1:507,849 | 9,707 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
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'.
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Tekin Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Tekin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tekin (Arabic: تكين, Russian: Текин) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Tékin. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,389th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,076 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Tekin are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Tekin is also the 31,351st most widely held first name internationally, held by 25,676 people.
The surname is most widespread 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 reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey it occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Tekin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tekin has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tekin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Tekin surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Tekin surname are 4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.77% registered to vote for the 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
Tekin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tekin in the Russian language | ||
| Текин | tekin | - |
| Tekin in the Arabic language | ||
| تكين | tkyn | - |
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