Tendeka Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tendeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tendeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1831:289,29822,476
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tendeka (46) may also be a first name.

Tendeka Last Name Facts

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

Tendeka is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tendeka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tendeka are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tendeka is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 289,298. In Tanzania Tendeka is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 51 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tendekai9363/
Tendeukai887/
Tendekaya881/
Tendeki8682/
Tendika8652/
Tendeke8642/
Tendeko866/
Tindeka865/
Thindeka8043/
Tiendaka8017/
Tendeski802/
Tendekhi801/
Tindika71159/
Tindaka7184/
Tendako7124/
Tendike7117/
Tendyke7115/
Tendoko712/
Tindikai6711/
Tindekou671/
Tendechi671/
Tindiekou636/
Tindikaha631/
Tindike5749/
Tindako5735/
Tyndyko5711/
Tindeche5388/
Tindakou532/
Tindokou531/
Tenduico531/
Tindacko531/

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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 Tendeka
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