Tekwa Surname
Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname
Tekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 667 | 1:1,150,023 | 46,696 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Zimbabwe | 221 | 1:69,856 | 10,407 |
| Cameroon | 108 | 1:192,306 | 19,984 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Tekwa (132) may also be a first name.
Tekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tekwa is most common in India. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 259,061st most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,800,755 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Tekwa live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 807,735th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 132 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 667 people, or 1 in 1,150,023. In India Tekwa is primarily concentrated in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teikwa | 91 | 137 | / |
| Teakwa | 91 | 28 | / |
| Thekwa | 91 | 19 | / |
| Tekway | 91 | 9 | / |
| Tekwai | 91 | 4 | / |
| Teekwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tiekwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tekwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tekwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tiekwah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Teckwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tehkwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tekwash | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teankwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Takwa | 80 | 2,175 | / |
| Tekwe | 80 | 783 | / |
| Tekua | 80 | 243 | / |
| Tikwa | 80 | 223 | / |
| Tekwi | 80 | 204 | / |
| Tekwo | 80 | 151 | / |
| Tokwa | 80 | 137 | / |
| Tegwa | 80 | 129 | / |
| Tykwa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Tecwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tekkwo | 73 | 176 | / |
| Thokwa | 73 | 109 | / |
| Thekwe | 73 | 62 | / |
| Tekwie | 73 | 55 | / |
| Tiekwe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Thakwa | 73 | 32 | / |
| Takwai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Taikwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Takwah | 73 | 22 | / |
| Tekwei | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tyokwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Tegwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Toikwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tuykwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Teukwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teugwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tekwet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teekua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tegwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taekwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teukua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teuqwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teggwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thegwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiekwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tehgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tainkwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tekouha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teckwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thekgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekwess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekkwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thakwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tigeewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiehkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teckwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teccway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tekwa
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