Tjeke Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tjeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tjeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho461:44,1867,268
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Tjeke (14) may also be a first name.

Tjeke Last Name Facts

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

Tjeke is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjeke? popularity and diffusion

Tjeke is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Tjeke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tjeke are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 14 people.

The surname Tjeke is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 44,186. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Qacha's Nek District, where 37 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 35 percent reside and Maseru District, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjeeke911/
Jeke8912,129/
Tjek89120/
Tjiekie834/
Tjedkes831/
Tjetkes831/
Tjekets831/
Tseke802,814/
Djeke801,421/
Tieke80466/
Tjiek80318/
Tjeck80299/
Tjeka80232/
Tyeke80157/
Jecke80145/
Jeike8034/
Ješke8025/
Jekke8020/
Jekey8018/
Jeßke8012/
Jehke807/
Jjeke806/
Jekhe805/
Jekee805/
Jekei805/
Jeake802/
Jeeke801/
Tceke801/
Jezke801/
Tdjek801/
Jek75597/
Jeszke731,096/
Thieke73816/
Tseeke73391/
Tjeeka73118/
Tiecke73109/
Jettke7368/
Tjekoa7356/
Jedtke7356/
Teekeh7334/
Jeakes7333/
Djekey7332/
Jeckey7326/
Tsekeh7324/
Tsieke7322/
Tiekeu7314/
Tjegue7313/
Tiekei7310/
Jekkee739/
Tsekie739/
Tiekey737/
Tsekee737/
Djecke737/
Tjeski736/
Jeakee735/
Tiekie735/
Djeker734/
Jeckes734/
Tijike733/
T'Seke733/
Tsekeu733/
Tiekep733/
Tsekea732/
Jeshke732/
Jechke731/
Jeikke731/
Jekees731/
Jeacke731/
Jeikes731/
Tyekes731/
Tjikep731/
Djekep731/
Tyheke731/
Tjikeu731/
Jehkeh731/
Jhekhe731/
Jeskee731/
Seke6721,047/
Tiedtke672,852/
Jeck672,535/
Zeke672,430/
Jeki671,958/
Jike67907/
Geke67568/
Ceke67361/
Tiek67303/
Jeky67233/
Thiecke67212/
Tiecker67203/
Tjik67191/
Jeik67166/
Thiedke67148/
Jeqe67131/
Jeek6776/
Tyeskey6741/
Tiedcke6727/
Jekk6718/
Jekő6718/
Djek6717/
Thieker6711/
Jeeg679/
Jeak679/
Jedåker677/
Jettcke676/
Jeec675/
Jeeq673/
Jekh672/
Jhek672/
Tieikei672/
Tyek672/
Jekkeis671/
Tyekiea671/
Jeackey671/
Jejk671/
T'Seeke671/
Tjeg671/
Tietcke671/
Tiekeeh671/
Djekett671/
Tjeq671/
Thieike671/
Jekc671/
Jekq671/
Jehkheh671/
Jzek671/
Jeckett670/
Thiekee670/
Tieskey670/
Jyke670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tjeke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis