Tahela Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tahela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tahela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Tähela (1) are calculated separately.

Tahela (56) may also be a first name.

Tahela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tahela (Marathi: ताहेला, Oriya: ଟେହଲା) is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tähela. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Tahela is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tahela reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 56 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Tahela is most frequent in: North Region, where 73 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 27 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Tahela is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 41 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tähela941/
Thahela921/
Taela91628/
Thaela8391/
Tahila8327/
Tahelo8314/
Taaela837/
Theula835/
Taella834/
Tehela833/
Taeila831/
Thuoela7796/
Tohelay7745/
Tuohela7714/
Tahilla774/
Taellah771/
Theulay771/
Tauhelo771/
Thaelas771/
Thoelha771/
Taeilla771/
Taelo73296/
Toela7328/
Teula7310/
Theuleau7118/
Taaellah716/
Tahilahh711/
Tohhelay711/
Tahehelo711/
Teahjlay711/
Thaelo67183/
Theulo67131/
Tehila6764/
Tohila6738/
Teelah6730/
Tauila6717/
Toelau6716/
Toelay676/
Taeloh675/
Teuila673/
Toelat672/
Tahilo672/
Toaila671/
Toeila671/
Toejla671/
Toelea671/
Taello671/
Taelei671/
Teulai671/
Teulau671/
Toehla670/

Tahela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahela in the Marathi language
ताहेलाtahela-
Tahela in the Oriya language
ଟେହଲାtehala50
ଟାେହଲାtaehala33.33
ତାେହଲାtaehala16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tahela
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