Tekra Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tekra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania281:146,2458,155
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Tekra (1,807) may also be a first name.

Tekra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻜﺮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tekra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tekra is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Tekra are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Tekra is also the 179,687th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,807 people.

The last name Tekra is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 146,245. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 68 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekraj914/
Thekra913/
Tekrai911/
Teskra911/
Tekroa911/
Tekrats83143/
Thekray8348/
Toekrah8311/
Tezkrat832/
Tekrait831/
Tiekroa831/
Teekera831/
Teskrai831/
Theikra831/
Tehkray831/
Takra80256/
Tekri80154/
Tikra8097/
Tekre8044/
Tekry8040/
Tokra8013/
Tecra809/
Tekro805/
Tezkratt77803/
Theekray7787/
Tezkrait772/
Teakerea771/
Thekry73229/
Tekrit73121/
Thekri7346/
Thakra7332/
Tokrah7325/
Takrah7317/
Tiekre7314/
Tikraj739/
Thikra736/
Tokraa736/
Takrai733/
Thekre733/
Tekrou733/
Tekrie732/
Thokra732/
Takray732/
Tetkri731/
Tequra731/
Tiekry731/
Tehkro731/
Tokrai731/
Tiekro731/
Tikkra731/
Tekrer731/
Tekroh731/
Teckre730/
Tezkhratt711/
Theakry67163/
Tikraja6797/
Thakrai6790/
Ttikraj6777/
Thekrey6773/
Takhrai6766/
Thakkra6728/
Tekkret6722/
Theekri6716/
Teikere6716/
Thakray6712/
Tikraya6710/
Thackra679/
Theekry679/
Tiekrou672/
Thakrea672/
Thakrah671/
Thakhra671/
Taajkra671/
Tekresh671/
Theckry671/
Theckri671/
Tekhrit671/
Theskri671/
Tiekrey671/
Tiekroi671/
Tikrait671/
Tezkret671/
Takkrai671/
Tezkrit671/

Tekra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻜﺮtkr50
ﺗﻜﺮﻩtkrh27.78
ﺗﻘﺮtqr11.11
ﺗﻘﺮﻩtqrh5.56
ﺗﻴﻜﺮtykr5.56

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tekra
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