Tekla Surname

301,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Tekla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel7541:11,3501,740
Poland1781:213,53228,138
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India331:23,244,406321,547
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Georgia101:374,55415,620
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Teklá (3) are calculated separately.

Tekla (27,100) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teklá933/
Teklay9161,716/
Teklai9166/
Teckla9136/
Thekla9132/
Teklya9124/
Teklia9121/
Tetkla9116/
Teklau9110/
Teklat911/
Taekla911/
Teklah911/
Teklha911/
Teakla911/
Tekilla8390/
Tecklay8313/
Theckla834/
Teakela832/
Tekella832/
Teekela832/
Tekhlay832/
Teklead831/
Taeklay831/
Tecklai831/
Tecklah831/
Tekle80163,993/
Takla807,315/
Tecla801,430/
Tokla80508/
Tekli80340/
Tikla80226/
Tekly8032/
Teklo805/
Teklý804/
Tykla801/
Teklé801/
Tekellas771/
Tekillat771/
Teklie736,932/
Teakle731,486/
Tekloo73527/
Teclea73119/
Tackla7386/
Taklai7384/
Teclas7366/
Thokla7366/
Teckle7365/
Thecla7346/
Toklah7342/
Taklay7334/
Tekley7324/
Tekles7319/
Teclay7317/
Teclai7317/
Taklia7315/
Teclia7314/
Thekli7313/
Tikkla7310/
Teklee739/
Tıklat737/
Thekle736/
Taklla736/
Taklaa736/
Toklai735/
Tiekle734/
Teekle734/
Tekhle734/
Taklah734/
Tekkle734/
Tokkla733/
Tekkli733/
Tokhla732/
Tekleh732/
Tekloh732/
Teclah732/
Teklou732/
Teykle731/
Tekleu731/
Teklle731/
Tickla731/
Taikla731/
Thakla731/
Teucla731/
Tekloy731/
Teclaș731/
Teclla731/
Tiskla731/
Tieklo731/
Tiklay731/
Tekhlo731/
Takhla731/
Teckly730/
Teckli730/
Thaikla671,919/
Tecilla67318/
Teakles67105/
Tekelli67102/
Takella6732/
Tayklay6731/
Tekloth6723/
Teekloh6720/
Ticklay6715/
Teklesz6715/
Tokhlai6711/
Tekelly6710/
Teckles679/
Toikela679/
Takilla675/
Tiekley675/
Tykilla674/
Thikkla674/
Tekklet674/
Tecklie674/
Taekley673/
Teckley673/
Tikilla673/
Tidklay673/
Tequlia672/
Tiekleu672/
Teakley671/
Teaqula671/
Tekelle671/
Theakle671/
Theclah671/
Thoklla671/
Teackle671/
Teskler671/
Tehekle671/
Teeklee671/
Teklgoi671/
Thakhla671/
Takhlaj671/
Takklai671/
Tiekloi671/
Tikella671/
Tecklee671/
Theacla671/
Teklesh671/
Teakele671/
Tisklia671/
Teakler670/
Teklotz670/
Thaecla670/

Tekla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tekla in the Georgian language
თეკლაtekla-
Tekla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻘﻠﻪtqlh-
Tekla in the Marathi language
टेकलाtekala96.67
तेकलाtekala3.33
Tekla in the Hindi language
टेकलाtekala73.91
टेक्लाtekla21.74
तेकलाtekala4.35
Tekla in the Arabic language
تيكلاtykla-

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