Tsekana Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsekana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsekana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho511:39,8546,821
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476

Tsekana (34) may also be a first name.

Tsekana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsekana is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tsekana.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsekana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Tsekana are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tsekana is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 34 people.

It is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 39,854. In Lesotho Tsekana is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 37 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 20 percent reside and Leribe District, where 16 percent reside. Other than Lesotho Tsekana occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent reside.

Tsekana Last Name Statistics demography

Tsekana earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.44% less than the national average, earning R 200,952 per year.

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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 Tsekana
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