Tekua Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kiribati
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Tekua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kiribati1711:663250
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tekua (177) may also be a first name.

Tekua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekua (Oriya: େଟକୁଆ) occurs in Kiribati more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tekua.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tekua is the 1,035,555th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Tekua live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Micronesia. It is also the 685,598th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 177 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kiribati, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 663. Excluding Kiribati Tekua is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teekua911/
Teukua911/
Tekouha832/
Tekwa801,518/
Tecua801,112/
Takua80346/
Tegua80215/
Tokua80134/
Tikua8034/
Tequa802/
Tekuo801/
Tykua801/
Tyokua73517/
Teagua73492/
Tequah73199/
Teikwa73137/
Thakua7373/
Thecua7363/
Teakwa7328/
Thekwa7319/
Takuah7310/
Tekway739/
Takuha736/
Teegua735/
Tekwai734/
Teugwa733/
Teekwa733/
Tiekwa731/
Teguah731/
Teguay731/
Teguai731/
Teuqwa731/
Taakua731/
Takuea731/
Teiqua731/
Tekwad731/
Tekwaa731/
Tequea731/
Tequha731/
Teaguas6779/
Thaikua6719/
Tyokuah677/
Tyokuha676/
Tyokuaa676/
Teaquah673/
Tiekwah672/
Tekouho672/
Teequah671/
Tyokkua671/
Tehkwai671/
Teiguas671/
Teingua671/
Teckwah671/
Tekwash671/
Theangkuha671/
Teankwa671/

Tekua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekua in the Oriya language
େଟକୁଆetaku'a-

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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 Tekua
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