Tekune Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tekune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Tekune Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekune has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekune? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tekune is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Tekune live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Tekune is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent are found and Gombe, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekeune922/
Teekune920/
Tekun9198/
Tekunesh864/
Tekounne861/
Tekine8381/
Takune8341/
Tekone8339/
Teekun8332/
Tekkun8315/
Tokune837/
Tikune834/
Tekuna833/
Tecune832/
Tekeun832/
Tekung832/
Tekaun831/
Tekgun831/
Tekoun831/
Teskun831/
Teikun831/
Tekoungue801/
Thetkun77298/
Tekkone7746/
Tiekone7723/
Takeune7721/
Tiekoun7718/
Tikuneh7710/
Teekung774/
Thakune772/
Tokoune772/
Tekeung772/
Tekouna772/
Thekone772/
Tekutin771/
Teukeun771/
Tequine771/
Tiskune771/
Thekuna771/
Tekkine771/
Teskhun771/
Teaskun771/
Teekhun771/
Takuneu771/
Tecun738,569/
Tikun73533/
Tekon73154/
Tekün7365/
Tykun7358/
Tekunova71134/
Thetkuni7125/
Tekushyn716/
Takeuneu711/
Takeunie711/
Takheune711/
Thiekoun711/
Tiekouna711/
Tiekouni711/
Thekoene711/
Tikone674,443/
Takine67302/
Tykhun67222/
Teekon67137/
Toykun67103/
Titkun6799/
Tikhun6786/
Tuykun6784/
Tyckun6760/
Tetkum6755/
Tikuna6752/
Tikine6740/
Taykun6738/
Tekoni6721/
Tekkum6718/
Tekini6715/
Thikun6712/
Taikun6711/
Takuni6710/
Tokuni6710/
Tikkun679/
Tecuna674/
Tedkum674/
Tikuni672/
Tejkon672/
Tescun672/
Teskum672/
Tecone671/
Takunj671/
Tyokun671/
Teikon671/
Teïkon671/
Tekkün671/
Tekona671/
Tacune671/
Toikun671/
Tokuny671/
Tikoun671/
Tikeun671/
Tekkon671/
Tiokun671/
Tekoon671/
Tickun670/

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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 Tekune
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