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 last name Tekla (Arabic: تيكلا, Georgian: თეკლა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻘﻠﻪ, Hindi: टेकला, Marathi: टेकला) is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Teklá. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekla? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tekla is the 301,673rd most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 5,788,361 people. The last name Tekla occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Tekla are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Tekla is also the 30,121st most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 27,100 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 754 people, or 1 in 11,350. In Israel Tekla is most numerous in: Central District, where 35 percent live, Southern District, where 29 percent live and Northern District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Israel it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Tekla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tekla has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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