Tepeka Surname

274,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tepeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tepeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3851:12,3601,927
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tepeka (24) may also be a first name.

Tepeka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tepeka is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tepeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tepeka is the 274,213th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,142,940 people. Tepeka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tepeka reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tepeka is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

Tepeka is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 12,360. Barring Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tepekea921/
Tepekaya86352/
Taepaeka863/
Toepeaka861/
Tepoka83130/
Tepaka8359/
Topeka8318/
Tepeke832/
Tepeko831/
Tepeca831/
Tapeka831/
Taepaka776,121/
Tiepaka77285/
Topekha77120/
Tapekha7793/
Tepekoy7715/
Tepeaca772/
Toepaka771/
Tipekas771/
Tapaeka771/
Tepikay771/
Tiepeke771/
Teepaka771/
Tapeuka771/
Teppaka771/
Tepesko771/
Thepakka713/
Theepika711/
Tepiekou711/
Tapaka672,091/
Tapoka67289/
Tepeco67268/
Tapeko67249/
Tipaka67212/
Tipika67152/
Topaka67127/
Tapika6795/
Topika6752/
Tepoko6750/
Tepako6741/
Topyka6726/
Topeko6725/
Tepiko677/
Tepece671/
Tepike671/
Topeca671/
Tipoka671/
Tepiki671/
Ttahpaeka671/

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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 Tepeka
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