Tjeka Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Tjeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1881:110,47412,870
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tjeka (29) may also be a first name.

Tjeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tjeka occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjeka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tjeka is the 1,070,546th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tjeka reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tjeka is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 29 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 110,474. In Cameroon Tjeka is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 69 percent live, Centre Region, where 30 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 10 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Tjeka Last Name Statistics demography

Tjeka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 95.19% less than the national average, earning R 11,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjeeka91118/
Tjekoa9156/
Tjekap911/
Jeka892,566/
Tseka803,469/
Djeka80589/
Tieka80251/
Jekka80163/
Tjeko8098/
Jehka8067/
Tjeke8064/
Jekau8056/
Tyeka8031/
Jekay8025/
Jeeka8012/
Jekha8010/
Tjika807/
Jeika805/
Jeaka804/
Jheka803/
Jekai802/
Ješka802/
Jekaj801/
Tyjka801/
Tsekaa731,582/
Jeszka73853/
Teekah73116/
Tsegka7384/
Dješka7359/
Tseeka7351/
Tsekha7340/
Tjeeko7339/
Jekaut7335/
Jedtka7333/
Djekai7333/
Djecka7326/
Tiekay7322/
Teheka7316/
Djekaj7310/
Jeekay738/
Jeckay737/
Tjeski736/
Jekkaa734/
Djekka732/
Tsekea732/
Jeekat732/
Tsekai732/
Tjeeke731/
Jehska731/
Tiekka731/
Jekait731/
Jeskai731/
Tehika731/
Tjikas731/
Taaeka731/
Tiekap731/
Tsieka731/
Tsekka731/
Djekap731/
Jehkah731/
Tiekah731/
Tyezka731/
Jekkaj731/
Jekaus731/
Jeikap731/
Jekaih731/
Tiekaya6745,222/
Seka6737,076/
Zeka6718,321/
Jika6712,790/
Ceka672,879/
Geka671,719/
Jeko67458/
Tjikuua67123/
Jeca67116/
Jeschka6781/
Teijika6763/
Tsekaha6741/
Thijika6727/
Jekautz6718/
Tseikha6710/
Tahaeka678/
Tjiekie674/
Tsiekha673/
Žeka672/
Tiedtka672/
Tsekhai671/
Jyka671/
Tyekiea671/
Tyeszka671/
Tjedkes671/
Tjetkes671/
Tiekays671/
Tseekaa671/
Jeekaat671/
Tjekets671/
Tiekast671/
Djekaha671/
Tehikka671/

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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 Tjeka
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