Tekwei Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Tekwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Tekwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tekwei is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekwei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekwei reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Tekwei is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Tekwei is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent reside and Far North Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekwe | 91 | 783 | / |
| Tekwi | 91 | 204 | / |
| Thekwe | 83 | 62 | / |
| Tekwie | 83 | 55 | / |
| Tiekwe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Tegwei | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tekwai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Teukwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tekwet | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tekwed | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thekhwe | 77 | 31 | / |
| Thekgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tekwess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tekweya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tiehkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teckwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tehkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tokwe | 73 | 5,001 | / |
| Tekwa | 73 | 1,518 | / |
| Takwi | 73 | 1,128 | / |
| Takwe | 73 | 431 | / |
| Tegwi | 73 | 428 | / |
| Tegwe | 73 | 167 | / |
| Tikwe | 73 | 166 | / |
| Tekue | 73 | 73 | / |
| Tekui | 73 | 36 | / |
| Tokwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tikwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tecwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekwa'ia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teckwith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thokwe | 67 | 217 | / |
| Teikwa | 67 | 137 | / |
| Takgwe | 67 | 113 | / |
| Tykwer | 67 | 80 | / |
| Takwih | 67 | 32 | / |
| Teakwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Takwai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Thekwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tokgwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tikwet | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tyokwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tekway | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tegwai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Takwey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tegwer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tagwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thikwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teekwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tegwie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tiegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tokgwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tiekui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tiekue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tokwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teghwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Togwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teugwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikhwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thecwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tickwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikweh | 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 Tekwei
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