Tekwe Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7201:28,8463,892
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tekwe (25) may also be a first name.

Tekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekwe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tekwe is the 437,968th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,307,211 people. The last name Tekwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tekwe are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tekwe is also the 2,136,160th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Tekwe is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 720 people, or 1 in 28,846. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 38 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 33 percent are found and Centre Region, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Tekwe exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Tekwe Last Name Statistics demography

Tekwe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thekwe9162/
Tekwie9155/
Tiekwe9141/
Tekwei9117/
Teukwe913/
Tekwet912/
Tekwed911/
Tekw891/
Thekhwe8331/
Tekwess831/
Thekgwe831/
Tiehkwe831/
Teckwee831/
Tokwe805,001/
Tekwa801,518/
Takwe80431/
Tekwi80204/
Tegwe80167/
Tikwe80166/
Tekue8073/
Thokwe73217/
Teikwa73137/
Takgwe73113/
Tykwer7380/
Teakwa7328/
Tikwet7314/
Tyokwe7310/
Tekway739/
Tegwei736/
Takwey735/
Tegwer734/
Tekwai734/
Thikwe734/
Tegwie733/
Teekwa733/
Tiegwe732/
Tiekue732/
Tokgwe732/
Tickwe731/
Takwee731/
Tokwee731/
Teghwe731/
Thakwe731/
Tekwaa731/
Takwue731/
Teugwe731/
Teikew731/
Tekueh731/
Tiekwa731/
Tikweh731/
Teykew731/
Thecwe731/
Takwie731/
Thakgwe6724/
Thokgwe6715/
Tjkw672/
Tockwee671/
Tehkoue671/
Tehkwai671/
Teingwe671/
Teinkue671/
Tekouhe671/
Tykw671/
Teqw671/
Teykoue671/

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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 Tekwe
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