Tekpetey Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tekpetey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekpetey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Tekpetey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekpetey is most common in Ghana. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekpetey? popularity and diffusion

Tekpetey is the 366,307th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tekpetey are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Tekpetey is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 970 people, or 1 in 27,856. Apart from Ghana this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Tekpetey Last Name Statistics demography

Tekpetey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekpete931/
Tekpeti802/
Takpette751/
Takpeti6717/
Takpity676/
Taîkpeti631/
Takpiti53183/
Takpata532/
Takpati531/
Tikpata531/

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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 Tekpetey
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