Tekoh Surname
Approximately 592 people bear this surname
Tekoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 588 | 1:35,322 | 4,749 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Tekoh (29) may also be a first name.
Tekoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tekoh is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekoh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 542,091st most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. Tekoh occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekoh live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.
Tekoh is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 35,322. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 45 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 37 percent are found and Centre Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Tekoh
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