Tejeda Surname

4,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Tejeda Surname Definition:

With the use of the "tejo" - yew tree - and "teja" - linden tree, in construction of houses and making wood artifacts, this became a popular element in personal and surnames. Tejeda is the name of a village in Villa Verde, Santander.

An old Castilian surname of noble lineage dating to 1531.

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Tejeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico43,6901:2,841407
Dominican Republic43,6471:23947
United States11,8691:30,5383,800
Argentina8,2131:5,204574
Cuba7,8181:1,474230
Peru4,1151:7,7241,163
Honduras3,7211:2,369343
Spain3,3651:13,8941,593
Colombia2,1921:21,7951,608
Chile1,8981:9,282851
Venezuela1,8761:16,1001,262
Guatemala1,3601:11,8251,195
Brazil1701:1,259,26143,260
Nicaragua1681:35,8401,240
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
Uruguay971:35,3794,109
Ecuador821:193,9747,761
Australia811:333,28028,364
Canada781:472,37940,609
Puerto Rico591:60,1721,251
El Salvador581:109,3771,681
Belize501:7,1091,087
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Costa Rica311:154,1962,192
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Panama281:139,7244,684
France251:2,656,909193,074
England161:3,482,379114,324
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominica31:25,297621
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Tejeda (403) may also be a first name.

Tejeda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

With the use of the "tejo" - yew tree - and "teja" - linden tree, in construction of houses and making wood artifacts, this became a popular element in personal and surnames. Tejeda is the name of a village in Villa Verde, Santander.

An old Castilian surname of noble lineage dating to 1531. The family shield is one of the most ornate in Spanish nobility.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The name Tejeda is the name of various villages and towns in the province of Burgos and in Huelva. This place-name is derived from the Spanish word teja, which means 'roof tile' or 'lime tree'. It is also believed to be from a collective form of tejo, meaning 'yew tree' (Latin, taxus).

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Tejeda Last Name Facts

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

Tejeda (Arabic: تيخيدا) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tejeda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,164th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 53,978 people. Tejeda occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tejeda are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. Tejeda is also the 429,755th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 403 people.

The surname Tejeda is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 43,690 people, or 1 in 2,841. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Veracruz, where 22 percent are found, Jalisco, where 20 percent are found and México, where 9 percent are found. Other than Mexico Tejeda occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Tejeda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tejeda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tejeda surname increased 84,779 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tejeda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tejeda surname are 43.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Tejeda earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,665 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $18,808,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.77% less than the national average, earning $36,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning $42,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tejeida92767/
Tejedas9259/
Tejeada922/
Tejeyda922/
Tejedaa921/
Tejedea921/
Teeda91882/
Tejda91155/
Tejada83173,067/
Tejedo831,124/
Tejida83183/
Tegeda83112/
Tajeda8338/
Tejoda838/
Teseda835/
Tejede835/
Tejedi834/
Tijeda834/
Tejsda832/
Tteeda831/
Teeada831/
Teedaa831/
Teedda831/
Tejhda831/
Tezeda831/
Tejedy831/
Tejáda831/
Teedai831/
Teyeda831/
Tejedes7756/
Tejedez7720/
Tekheda778/
Theedaa777/
Thejada772/
Htegeda771/
Theedha771/
Texeida771/
Tezeuda771/
Tegetda771/
Tejeder771/
Tejedos771/
Tejaday771/
Teejada771/
Teijedo771/
Tegedas771/
Techeda771/
Tidjeda771/
Ttejada771/
Tejedoi771/
Tejadau770/
Toeda731,576/
Taeda73268/
Tyeda73239/
Teede73198/
Teedo73119/
Teada7395/
Teuda7363/
Tieda7331/
Teedi7323/
Teida7313/
Tejdy7312/
Tajda739/
Tejde738/
Teedy732/
Tejdi731/
Touheeda715/
Theethda713/
Taheedah711/
Taweedat711/
Tejado672,371/
Tajada671,193/
Tejido67771/
Tesida67227/
Tesedo67201/
Tijada67183/
Tajuda67108/
Teudai67108/
Tehada6782/
Tiedau6767/
Tajoda6755/
Tayeda6742/
Toeday6740/
Teedee6721/
Tejade6719/
Theada6717/
Tejder6713/
Tiedga6712/
Tajida678/
Tegedo678/
Theida677/
Tajedo675/
Theyda675/
Tueday674/
Teyedi674/
Teedej674/
Taweedach673/
Teiada672/
Teyada672/
Tijedo672/
Tajedi672/
Tyjada671/
Tojada671/
Tajdai671/
Teedeh671/
Téjada671/
Teudah671/
Tajdat671/
Tojedo671/
Toweda671/
Tigeda671/
Tujida671/
Texedo671/
Tajdaa671/
Teedoo671/
Tieday670/
Teidje670/

Tejeda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tejeda in the Arabic language
تيخيداtykhyda-

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