Tekla Surname
Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname
Tekla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 754 | 1:11,350 | 1,740 |
| Poland | 178 | 1:213,532 | 28,138 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Georgia | 10 | 1:374,554 | 15,620 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Teklá (3) are calculated separately.
Tekla (27,100) may also be a first name.
Tekla Demographics
Average Tekla Salary in
United States
$38,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tekla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tekla (Arabic: تيكلا, Georgian: თეკლა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻘﻠﻪ, Hindi: टेकला, Marathi: टेकला) is found most frequently in Israel. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Teklá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekla? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 301,673rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,788,361 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Tekla reside; 61 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 30,121st most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 27,100 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 754 people, or 1 in 11,350. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 35 percent are found, Southern District, where 29 percent are found and Northern District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Israel Tekla is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Tekla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tekla has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tekla Last Name Statistics demography
Tekla earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tekla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tekla in the Georgian language | ||
| თეკლა | tekla | - |
| Tekla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻘﻠﻪ | tqlh | - |
| Tekla in the Marathi language | ||
| टेकला | tekala | 96.67 |
| तेकला | tekala | 3.33 |
| Tekla in the Hindi language | ||
| टेकला | tekala | 73.91 |
| टेक्ला | tekla | 21.74 |
| तेकला | tekala | 4.35 |
| Tekla in the Arabic language | ||
| تيكلا | tykla | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tekla
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