Tejada Surname

3,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Tejada Surname User-submission:

The distinguished surname Tejada comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. The original bearer of the name Tejada, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. This place-name is derived from the Spanish word teja, which means 'roof tile' or 'lime tree'.

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Tejada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic33,5641:31161
Philippines24,5711:4,120321
Peru20,1701:1,576261
Colombia14,6421:3,263562
United States12,9101:28,0763,501
Argentina12,3981:3,448420
Spain9,9661:4,691583
El Salvador8,2531:769154
Mexico8,2171:15,1061,309
Honduras7,0501:1,251252
Panama6,6561:588118
Venezuela3,3651:8,976891
Ecuador3,0741:5,174861
Bolivia2,0351:5,217713
Guatemala1,8111:8,8811,016
Chile9501:18,5441,224
Brazil8471:252,7449,739
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Canada3731:98,78210,734
Nicaragua3721:16,186895
France1331:499,41969,818
Costa Rica1231:38,8621,001
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
England781:714,33440,171
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Cuba491:235,1574,670
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
Belize351:10,1561,308
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Puerto Rico301:118,3381,718
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Dominica21:37,946685
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palau11:21,643223
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Téjada (1) & Tejáda (1) are calculated separately.

Tejada (270) may also be a first name.

Tejada Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The distinguished surname Tejada comes from Spain, a country rich in culture and history. The original bearer of the name Tejada, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. This place-name is derived from the Spanish word teja, which means 'roof tile' or 'lime tree'.

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Tejada Last Name Facts

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

Tejada (Arabic: تيجادا) is more frequently found in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Téjada or Tejáda. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tejada? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,257th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,108 people. Tejada occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Tejada live; 33 percent live in South America and 19 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 541,116th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 270 people.

It is most commonly held in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 33,564 people, or 1 in 311. Apart from The Dominican Republic Tejada exists in 85 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Peru, where 12 percent live.

Tejada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tejada has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 33,103 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tejada Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tejada last name are 44.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Tejada earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 25.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,343 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.01% less than the national average, earning R 159,192 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $23,767,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $36,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $45,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Téjada941/
Tejáda941/
Teijada929/
Teajada923/
Tejeada922/
Thejada922/
Tedjada921/
Tetjada921/
Tejaday921/
Teejada921/
Ttejada921/
Tejadau920/
Tejda91155/
Teada9195/
Tejeda83135,009/
Tejado832,371/
Tajada831,193/
Texada83343/
Tejida83183/
Tijada83183/
Tehada8382/
Tesada8355/
Tezada8327/
Tejade8319/
Theada8317/
Tejoda838/
Teiada832/
Tejsda832/
Teyada832/
Tyjada831/
Tojada831/
Tecada831/
Teeada831/
Tejhda831/
Tejeida77767/
Tejedas7759/
Tejadio7734/
Techada7729/
Tejades7727/
Tekhada773/
Tesaday773/
Theyada772/
Tejeyda772/
Tajzada772/
Teacada771/
Thujada771/
Tieyada771/
Tajadah771/
Tejedaa771/
Tejouda771/
Thehada771/
Toeda731,576/
Teeda73882/
Tadea73564/
Tauda73500/
Taida73331/
Taeda73268/
Tyeda73239/
Teuda7363/
Tieda7331/
Teado7329/
Teade7319/
Teida7313/
Tejdy7312/
Tayda7310/
Tajda739/
Tejde738/
Teadi737/
Teady733/
Tejdi731/
Tadêa731/
Techauda715/
Tesado672,015/
Tejedo671,124/
Taydaş67903/
Tejido67771/
Theado67201/
Tajado67175/
Tajuda67108/
Teudai67108/
Teader6793/
Tiedau6767/
Tayada6760/
Tajoda6755/
Tezado6748/
Tahuda6747/
Tayeda6742/
Taidai6742/
Toeday6740/
Tauday6739/
Tayida6738/
Tajeda6738/
Thaida6729/
Taidah6722/
Ticada6721/
Theady6717/
Taydas6716/
Theade6715/
Tijado6713/
Tejder6713/
Tajadi6711/
Taiday6710/
Taidat6710/
Tayuda679/
Teyadi678/
Tajida678/
Tayoda678/
Taioda678/
Tijade677/
Thadea677/
Theida677/
Tiyada677/
Tayday676/
Tejede675/
Tojado675/
Theyda675/
Tejedi674/
Tijeda674/
Tueday674/
Toiada674/
Teatdo674/
Texado673/
Tajade672/
Tojade672/
Taidha672/
Tisada672/
Toyada672/
Tujadi672/
Tteeda671/
Teedaa671/
Teedda671/
Tehade671/
Tehadi671/
Tejadhije671/
Thauda671/
Theadi671/
Tajdai671/
Taudai671/
Taudap671/
Tehado671/
Tyoada671/
Teudah671/
Tejedy671/
Teedai671/
Taidas671/
Tajdat671/
Toweda671/
Teadio671/
Tizada671/
Tujida671/
Teyeda671/
Tajdaa671/
Techadeat671/
Tieday670/

Tejada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tejada in the Arabic language
تيجاداtyjada-

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