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Where Does The Last Name Tekel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Tekel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻜﻞ, Marathi: टेकेल, Russian: Текель) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tekel.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Tekel is the 134,646^th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,179,942 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Tekel live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Tekel is also the 223,455^th most numerous forename in the world, held by 1,249 people.

This surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,935 people, or 1 in 26,515. In Turkey Tekel is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.

Tekel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Tekel has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tekel last name fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tekel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Tekel surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Tekel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.3% more than the national average, earning $62,694 USD per year.