Theka Surname
Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname
Theka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 833 | 1:65,039 | 8,172 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Lesotho | 21 | 1:96,788 | 10,857 |
| Albania | 17 | 1:171,415 | 12,549 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Theka (333) may also be a first name.
Theka Demographics
Average Theka Salary in
South Africa
R 161,712
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Theka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Theka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Theka (Bengali: থেকা, Hindi: ठेका, Marathi: ठेका, Oriya: େଠକା) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Theka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 251,029th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Theka live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Theka is also the 479,726th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 333 people.
Theka is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 833 people, or 1 in 65,039. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 58 percent reside, Gauteng, where 35 percent reside and North West, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Theka is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 40 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.
Theka Last Name Statistics demography
Theka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.95% less than the national average, earning R 161,712 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Theka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Theka in the Bengali language | ||
| থেকা | theka | - |
| Theka in the Hindi language | ||
| ठेका | theka | - |
| Theka in the Marathi language | ||
| ठेका | theka | - |
| Theka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଠକା | ethaka | 66.67 |
| େଠକ | ethaka | 33.33 |
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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 Theka
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