Telekwa Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Telekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Telekwa (14) may also be a first name.

Telekwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Telekwa occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Telekwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Telekwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Telekwa reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 14 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 763,066. In South Africa Telekwa is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 65 percent reside, North West, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent reside. Barring South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Telekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Telekwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning R 204,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talekwa862/
Telakwau8034/
Telekwei801/
Telakway801/
Talikwa7127/
Talakwa7122/
Tolokwa7115/
Tilikwa711/
Talokwai6736/
Teleigua672/
Taloikwai637/
Theleaque631/
Talakua571,115/
Talegua5789/
Telegbe5722/
Teligue577/
Talagwa575/
Teleque573/
Telegue572/
Telegui572/
Tolakua572/
Taligwa571/
Taleigua53143/
Telesque534/
Telesqui532/
Taleygua532/
Teleugue531/
Telequoi531/
Telaguai531/
Tahlequah505/
Taloigwai501/
Telequist501/

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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 Telekwa
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