Tekir Surname

122,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tekir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,6001:21,6172,533
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Austria121:709,62061,025
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Tekir (52) may also be a first name.

Tekir Last Name Facts

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

Tekir (Hindi: ताेकीर, Marathi: तेकीर) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 122,230th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,946,980 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Tekir reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Tekir is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 52 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,600 people, or 1 in 21,617. In Turkey Tekir is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 27 percent are found, Giresun Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Turkey this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekire912/
Tekkir911/
Teskir911/
Tekuir911/
Tezkir911/
Tekier911/
Teskird832/
Thekair832/
Tekhair831/
Teker8015,772/
Takir802,190/
Tikir801,470/
Tecir801,101/
Tokir80410/
Tekre8044/
Tekirova778/
Tekere73972/
Tecker73275/
Takhir73227/
Tikhir73152/
Tikire73128/
Tokhir7369/
Tekker7368/
Thakir7361/
Tieker7338/
Teaker7333/
Taikir7332/
Tyokir7331/
Tekeer7331/
Theker7325/
Tajkir7322/
Tikkir7322/
Taeker7320/
Takier7316/
Ttakir7310/
Tikirr739/
Tequir738/
Tekher738/
Tokkir735/
Teyker735/
Toikir734/
Thekre733/
Tahkir733/
Takair733/
Taakir732/
Teiker732/
Tokier732/
Teeker732/
Tekert732/
Takkir732/
Tetker731/
Takoir731/
Tokeir731/
Ttikir731/
Techir731/
Toqeir731/
Toeker731/
Tecuir730/
Teuker730/
Teckre730/
Theaker672,068/
Teicher671,690/
Tiecker67203/
Thekere67159/
Thykier67122/
Taecker6790/
Teckert6788/
Thakuir6731/
Thesker6726/
Toecker6720/
Takhair6718/
Taekker6717/
Teikere6716/
Teakert6715/
Thieker6711/
Tekhert675/
Thaeker674/
Teikert674/
Thakhir674/
Thecker673/
Theiker672/
Tackoir672/
Teskerd672/
Tehcker671/
Tessker671/
Tahkhir671/
Tekeher671/
Taaikir671/
Tajkkir671/
Thekker671/
Tescair671/
Thakeir671/
Tekheer671/
Thaikir670/
Tetcker670/
Tickier670/

Tekir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekir in the Hindi language
ताेकीरtaekira-
Tekir in the Marathi language
तेकीरtekira-

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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
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  • 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 Tekir
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