Tecla Forename
27,128th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 31,128 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea
Tecla Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: Divine fame.
Tecla Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 6,300 | 1:7,350 | 1,041 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 6,056 | 1:2,547 | 457 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5,060 | 1:10,432 | 1,346 |
| Italy | 100% | 2,011 | 1:30,364 | 1,059 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 1,933 | 1:589 | 161 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,818 | 1:117,842 | 6,213 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 1,623 | 1:45,488 | 3,054 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1,024 | 1:121,235 | 2,803 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 833 | 1:25,943 | 2,113 |
| Philippines | 100% | 759 | 1:139,670 | 6,990 |
| Peru | 100% | 705 | 1:45,094 | 2,407 |
| United States | 100% | 435 | 1:833,418 | 18,563 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 372 | 1:43,302 | 1,583 |
| Moldova | 100% | 314 | 1:11,341 | 502 |
| Argentina | 100% | 262 | 1:163,257 | 2,277 |
| Paraguay | 99% | 183 | 1:39,545 | 1,708 |
| Spain | 100% | 151 | 1:308,145 | 5,039 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 137 | 1:59,506 | 5,724 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 131 | 1:129,024 | 5,948 |
| South Africa | 100% | 106 | 1:514,459 | 24,376 |
| Ecuador | - | 84 | 1:211,035 | 3,541 |
| Indonesia | - | 64 | 1:4,030,682 | 170,140 |
| India | 100% | 61 | 1:19,916,032 | 471,357 |
| Colombia | 100% | 60 | 1:796,315 | 10,058 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 57 | 1:529,858 | 13,992 |
| England | 100% | 55 | 1:1,010,962 | 16,753 |
| Honduras | 100% | 55 | 1:160,318 | 4,160 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Belize | 100% | 44 | 1:8,052 | 1,345 |
| Uganda | 100% | 39 | 1:1,050,177 | 17,920 |
| Romania | 100% | 34 | 1:589,764 | 16,190 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 27 | 1:680,721 | 21,030 |
| Canada | - | 26 | 1:1,274,360 | 22,928 |
| Aruba | - | 21 | 1:4,942 | 942 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 20 | 1:68,071 | 5,456 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 19 | 1:557,969 | 2,919 |
| France | 100% | 19 | 1:3,498,439 | 16,478 |
| Zambia | - | 17 | 1:932,635 | 15,302 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Cuba | - | 12 | 1:958,879 | 3,652 |
| Chile | 100% | 11 | 1:1,600,655 | 12,027 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 8 | 1:22,227 | 2,229 |
| Scotland | 100% | 8 | 1:668,796 | 7,564 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| El Salvador | - | 7 | 1:905,969 | 6,148 |
| Uruguay | - | 7 | 1:489,662 | 6,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 6 | 1:1,003,056 | 13,067 |
| Benin | 100% | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Germany | 100% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Nigeria | 72% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Angola | 100% | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
The alternate forms: Técla (19) are calculated separately.
Tecla (1,430) may also be a surname.
Tecla Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: Divine fame.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Tecla Forename Popularity
Tecla Demographics
Tecla Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 70 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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