Tyekela Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tyekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tyekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6751:80,2639,921
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Tyekela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tyekela occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyekela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 490,085th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. Tyekela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tyekela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 80,263. In South Africa Tyekela is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Besides South Africa Tyekela occurs in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Tyekela Last Name Statistics demography

Tyekela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.61% less than the national average, earning R 174,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjekela8672/
Teekela862/
Teakela862/
Tyekele861/
Taekela861/
Teakelap801/
Teuskela800/
Tyykila7162/
Tjekeli7120/
Tiekele7118/
Toikela719/
Tyikila719/
Tjikela715/
Takeyla712/
Taekila711/
Tyikele711/
Takeela711/
Takeila710/
Tauskela6720/
Tauckela675/
Tiyakila674/
Takkeela671/
Taikelia671/
Toykilah671/

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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 Tyekela
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