Tekya Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tekya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tekya (43) may also be a first name.

Tekya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekya (Marathi: टेक्या) occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Tekya live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 43 people.

The surname Tekya is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 32 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 12 percent are found and Kampala District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thekya9111/
Teekya9110/
Teikya911/
Tekeiya831/
Tekayia831/
Tekia803,062/
Tikya80138/
Tokya80106/
Takya8037/
Tekyo801/
Tiekaiya773/
Tiekeuya771/
Tokyay731,467/
Tekeaa73214/
Tikyaa73130/
Teikyo7353/
Tyokya7339/
Tekiea7325/
Tekkyo7321/
Tokyaa7314/
Takyah7313/
Thekia7311/
Tikhya739/
Tekeľa738/
Thakya737/
Tykyaa735/
Tekiae734/
Tikyat732/
Tekeah732/
Thikya732/
Thekea732/
Takyaa731/
Tekjea731/
Tekiad731/
Tekkia731/
Tekeea731/
Tokhya731/
Teskyo731/
Tyokyaa672,419/
Tyokyah676/
Tokaiya675/
Takaiya674/
Teychea672/
Takayia672/
Toikyaa671/
Tiokyaa671/
Teakiah671/
Tajkyea671/
Tikaiya671/
Tikyach671/
Tikhyap671/
Tekajio671/

Tekya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekya in the Marathi language
टेक्याtekya-

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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 Tekya
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