Tekwi Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Tekwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 144 | 1:367,650 | 26,957 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
Tekwi (20) may also be a first name.
Tekwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tekwi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tekwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,168,344th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tekwi reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tekwi is also the 2,446,817th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 20 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 59 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent live and Arusha Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekwie | 91 | 55 | / |
| Tekwei | 91 | 17 | / |
| Tekwai | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tehkwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tekwa | 80 | 1,518 | / |
| Takwi | 80 | 1,128 | / |
| Tekwe | 80 | 783 | / |
| Tegwi | 80 | 428 | / |
| Tekui | 80 | 36 | / |
| Tokwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tikwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tecwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teckwith | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teikwa | 73 | 137 | / |
| Thekwe | 73 | 62 | / |
| Tiekwe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Takwih | 73 | 32 | / |
| Takwai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Teakwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Tokgwi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tekway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tegwei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tegwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tegwie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teukwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teekwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tekwet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tiekui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tekwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tikhwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tohkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thekhwe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Thokgwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thekgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teckwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiehkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theukui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thakwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekwess | 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
- 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 Tekwi
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