Tekya Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Tekya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thekya | 91 | 11 | / |
| Teekya | 91 | 10 | / |
| Teikya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tekeiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tekayia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tekia | 80 | 3,062 | / |
| Tikya | 80 | 138 | / |
| Tokya | 80 | 106 | / |
| Takya | 80 | 37 | / |
| Tekyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiekaiya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tiekeuya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tokyay | 73 | 1,467 | / |
| Tekeaa | 73 | 214 | / |
| Tikyaa | 73 | 130 | / |
| Teikyo | 73 | 53 | / |
| Tyokya | 73 | 39 | / |
| Tekiea | 73 | 25 | / |
| Tekkyo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tokyaa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Takyah | 73 | 13 | / |
| Thekia | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tikhya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tekeľa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Thakya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tykyaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tekiae | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tikyat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tekeah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thikya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thekea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Takyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekjea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekiad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekkia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tekeea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokhya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teskyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tyokyaa | 67 | 2,419 | / |
| Tyokyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tokaiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Takaiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teychea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Takayia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toikyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiokyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teakiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tajkyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikyach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikhyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekajio | 67 | 1 | / |
Tekya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tekya in the Marathi language | ||
| टेक्या | tekya | - |
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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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