Tecla Surname

272,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Tecla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tecla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico6951:178,5995,105
Kenya2381:194,03314,315
Philippines1611:628,80966,982
Romania961:209,14420,627
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
France91:7,380,302306,885
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tecla (31,128) may also be a first name.

Tecla Last Name Facts

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

Tecla is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tecla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 272,239th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,096,186 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Tecla reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 27,128th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 31,128 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 695 people, or 1 in 178,599. In Mexico Tecla is most numerous in: Mexico City, where 34 percent reside, Morelos, where 24 percent reside and México, where 22 percent reside. Not including Mexico Tecla exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Tecla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tecla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tecla surname grew 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tecla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tecla surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Tecla earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.42% less than the national average, earning $30,456 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teclea91119/
Teclas9166/
Thecla9146/
Teckla9136/
Teclay9117/
Teclai9117/
Teclia9114/
Techla916/
Teclah912/
Teclaș911/
Teclla911/
Tecilla83318/
Tecklay8313/
Theckla834/
Theclah831/
Tecklai831/
Theacla831/
Tecklah831/
Tecle8027,263/
Tekla801,259/
Tesla801,201/
Ticla80111/
Teclo8060/
Tecli8055/
Tezla8037/
Težla8032/
Tešla8027/
Texla809/
Teklay7361,716/
Teslia734,835/
Teslya733,961/
Ticlla733,081/
Ticlia731,384/
Tecles73510/
Ticlea73296/
Teslaa73113/
Tecler7392/
Teslea7372/
Teklai7366/
Teckle7365/
Ticlau7341/
Thekla7332/
Teklya7324/
Tezsla7323/
Teklia7321/
Teclis7321/
Teacle7316/
Tetkla7316/
Teczli7315/
Thecle7312/
Teklau7310/
Tecclo737/
Teslau735/
Teslay734/
Tichla734/
Tezhla733/
Teslas732/
Tessla732/
Teclet732/
Teclit732/
Teslat732/
Techlo732/
Teclou732/
Tescli732/
Tezlat731/
Tesloa731/
Teklat731/
Tickla731/
Teclos731/
Techli731/
Teclei731/
Tecliş731/
Tecliș731/
Tecloi731/
Tecloy731/
Ticcla731/
Ticlay731/
Tiecle731/
Teshla731/
Teklah731/
Teklha731/
Teakla731/
Teckly730/
Teusla730/
Teckli730/
Techle730/
Ticllas67359/
Tecillo67201/
Ticilla67174/
Tekilla6790/
Tieslau6779/
Tecelli6739/
Ticklay6715/
Ticllia6714/
Ticclia6713/
Teckles679/
Toikela679/
Ticclla675/
Tigella674/
Ticlias674/
Tecklie674/
Teckley673/
Tequlia672/
Teakela672/
Tekella672/
Teekela672/
Tekhlay672/
Teaqula671/
Teaslay671/
Teclood671/
Teeslaa671/
Tegilla671/
Texella671/
Tesclle671/
Teklead671/
Ticclas671/
Teackle671/
Teejlay671/
Tehecle671/
Teclots671/
Tikella671/
Tecklee671/
Tisella671/
Theslah671/
Tecclio671/
Tecelle670/
Teacles670/
Theclot670/

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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 Tecla
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