Tekane
surname · English · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Tekane is a surname, most frequently recorded in South Africa. It appears chiefly in English and Hindi, written in the Latin script.
- ZASouth Africa1 in 55K◐
- INIndia1 in 5M
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Meaning & origin
No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.
Where in the world●
| Country | Share of this name | |
|---|---|---|
| ZA South Africa | 278 | 56% |
| IN India | 211 | 42% |
≈489 recorded bearers across the countries shown (a sample of the full distribution).
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Languages●
- English21142%
- Hindi17736%
- Afrikaans449%
- Kannada347%
- Southern Sotho275%
Show as table
| Name | Records | Note |
|---|---|---|
| English | 211 | 42% |
| Hindi | 177 | 36% |
| Afrikaans | 44 | 9% |
| Kannada | 34 | 7% |
| Southern Sotho | 27 | 5% |
Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.
Evidence●
Attested in 2 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN India | Instate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls | — | 34 | #14,985 |
| LS Lesotho | Lesotho IEC 2022 National Assembly candidate lists | 2022 | 1 | #13 |
Register rows as of the 2026-09-06 data build · 2 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- How common is the name Tekane?
- Our records include 489 bearers of Tekane across 2 countries — a sample of the full distribution.
- In which country does Tekane have the most bearers?
- Tekane is most frequently recorded in South Africa.
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About this data
Data snapshot . Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Tekane”. Data snapshot 2026-08-31.