Tecle Surname

20,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Tecle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tecle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea26,5731:17963
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
England881:633,16037,224
Benin831:124,52513,573
Canada441:837,40065,151
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Norway81:642,78647,258
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Tècle (1) & Téclé (1) are calculated separately.

Tecle (2,994) may also be a first name.

Tecle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tecle occurs in Eritrea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Tècle or Téclé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tecle? popularity and diffusion

Tecle is the 20,067th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 267,305 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tecle live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tecle is also the 132,309th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 2,994 people.

This last name is most frequent in Eritrea, where it is held by 26,573 people, or 1 in 179. Outside of Eritrea Tecle occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Tecle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tecle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tecle surname expanded 10,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tecle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tecle last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tecle earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning 270,826 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $39,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.74% less than the national average, earning $36,897 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tècle931/
Tecles91510/
Teclea91119/
Tecler9192/
Teckle9165/
Teacle9116/
Thecle9112/
Teclet912/
Teclei911/
Tiecle911/
Techle910/
Téclé871/
Techler8337/
Teckles839/
Tecklie834/
Teckley833/
Tesclle831/
Teackle831/
Tehecle831/
Tecklee831/
Tecelle830/
Teacles830/
Tekle80163,993/
Tecla801,430/
Ticle80439/
Tecli8055/
Tejle8026/
Tesle807/
Tycle801/
Teichler77430/
Teachler779/
Theckile772/
Techelle771/
Teackley770/
Tekele7320,879/
Tekile7315,017/
Teklie736,932/
Tickle735,707/
Teakle731,486/
Tesler731,381/
Ticlea73296/
Texley73189/
Teslea7372/
Tikele7350/
Teckla7336/
Tekley7324/
Teclis7321/
Tekles7319/
Tesley7318/
Teclay7317/
Teclai7317/
Teczli7315/
Teclia7314/
Tezler7314/
Teklee739/
Teßler738/
Thekle736/
Tesles736/
Ticles736/
Teasle735/
Ticlle735/
Texlee735/
Teazle734/
Tiekle734/
Teslie734/
Teekle734/
Tekhle734/
Tekkle734/
Teclit732/
Tekleh732/
Thècle732/
Tescli732/
Tecoil731/
Teykle731/
Tekleu731/
Teklle731/
Thesle731/
Ticler731/
Teshle731/
Teslet731/
Techli731/
Tecliş731/
Tecliș731/
Teclla731/
Tecloi731/
Tecloy731/
Teckly730/
Thicle730/
Ticley730/
Teckli730/
Ticlet730/
Teischler7116/
Tetschlet711/
Teasley675,198/
Tessler673,560/
Taiclet67423/
Tichler67286/
Teselle67257/
Teszler67228/
Teakles67105/
Teisler6792/
Tickley6768/
Teshler6758/
Thekile6755/
Tecelli6739/
Tychler6724/
Teysler6722/
Teasler6715/
Teklesz6715/
Tecklay6713/
Tikhele6712/
Tesller6712/
Tischle6712/
Teißler679/
Teizler676/
Tiekley675/
Tekklet674/
Tetsler674/
Tiekleu672/
Tejsler672/
Tieslei672/
Htezlez671/
Teakley671/
Techeil671/
Teesler671/
Teesley671/
Tekelle671/
Theakle671/
Tessley671/
Teklead671/
Tiscler671/
Thiscle671/
Tykelle671/
Teshlee671/
Teskler671/
Tesslie671/
Tehekle671/
Teeklee671/
Tequile671/
Toizele671/
Tecklai671/
Tekeele671/
Teklesh671/
Teakele671/
Taicles671/
Tecclio671/
Teshley670/
Teaslee670/
Teakler670/
Teusley670/
Teisley670/
Thickle670/
Tiskele670/
Ticklle670/

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Footnotes

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