Tekela Surname

179,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7921:41,2275,062
South Africa1981:273,62527,113
Papua New Guinea1421:57,4217,328
Cameroon1301:159,76217,345
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
India51:153,413,076951,030
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tekela (6,941) may also be a first name.

Tekela Last Name Facts

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

Tekela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻘﻞ, Hindi: टेकेला, Marathi: टेकेला, Oriya: େଟେକଲା) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,912th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,074,914 people. The last name Tekela occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Tekela reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tekela is also the 78,011th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,941 people.

The surname Tekela is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,792 people, or 1 in 41,227. Aside from The DR Congo Tekela exists in 17 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Tekela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tekela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.67% less than the national average, earning R 157,620 per year and in Canada they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $57,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekelay921,771/
Tekiela92958/
Thekela929/
Tekkela926/
Teakela922/
Teekela922/
Tekelai921/
Tekelas921/
Tekeula921/
Taekela921/
Tekeela920/
Tekeyla920/
Tekkelas862/
Tekkiela861/
Tekelait861/
Teakelap861/
Tekele8320,879/
Tekeli8313,944/
Tekola8313,916/
Takela831,997/
Tekila83859/
Tekely83221/
Tekelo83192/
Tikela83172/
Tekala83138/
Tokela8311/
Tekelı831/
Tykela831/
Tekilay771,932/
Tekolla771,614/
Tekieli771,091/
Tekkeli77529/
Takkela77179/
Tekkala77140/
Tekeler7797/
Tekceli7767/
Tyokela7767/
Tekelie7750/
Teikala7731/
Tekiele7730/
Tekelis7730/
Tekheli7724/
Tiekele7718/
Tekelyi7718/
Tokelau7716/
Tekelje7716/
Tiekala7713/
Tekeley7711/
Tekkola7711/
Teekala7710/
Tehkila7710/
Taekala779/
Toikela779/
Tikkela778/
Thakela778/
Tikaela777/
Tekelio777/
Takelia774/
Thekala774/
Techela774/
Ttikela773/
Tekalla773/
Tekalai772/
Takiela772/
Tokelia772/
Teckila772/
Tekelet772/
Teakala771/
Tekhala771/
Tetkeli771/
Tikelia771/
Tiketla771/
Takeela771/
Takhela771/
Tekalah771/
Tekelee771/
Teikola771/
Thekeli771/
Tekilya771/
Tekolai771/
Taekila771/
Takeula771/
Takaela771/
Takelay771/
Teskila771/
Thokela771/
Tekeele771/
Tekilia771/
Teakele771/
Thecela771/
Tecelia770/
Takeila770/
Thakkela7114/
Thekheli7111/
Thekkala717/
Techelia714/
Tekelech714/
Ticketla713/
Tedkhele711/
Theekala711/
Tequeala711/
Thekhala711/
Thekkila711/
Taikelia711/
Takkeela711/
Thyokela711/
Thekgele711/
Tekile6715,017/
Tokala677,578/
Takala675,684/
Takila671,801/
Tokola67865/
Tekolo67638/
Tikala67444/
Tokelo67298/
Tecala67184/
Takola67184/
Tekalo67131/
Tokila6787/
Tecila6759/
Tikele6750/
Tekili6742/
Tikola6737/
Tecola6727/
Takelo6712/
Tikila6710/
Teceli678/
Tekilo675/
Thekeliey675/
Tikeli673/
Tikelo673/
Thackelay671/
Tikely671/
Tekhailia671/
Tekało671/
Tecelo671/
Ticela671/
Thekielei671/
Tekily671/
Theckolla670/

Tekela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻘﻞtql-
Tekela in the Hindi language
टेकेलाtekela-
Tekela in the Marathi language
टेकेलाtekela-
Tekela in the Oriya language
େଟେକଲାetekala66.67
େତେକଲାetekala33.33

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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 Tekela
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