Teklay Surname

9,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Teklay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teklay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia37,1861:2,623460
Eritrea24,3591:19568
Sweden641:153,85610,752
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Teklay (17,745) may also be a first name.

Teklay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teklay is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Teklay.

How Common Is The Last Name Teklay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,181st most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 118,082 people. The last name Teklay occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Teklay are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Teklay is also the 41,235th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17,745 people.

Teklay is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 37,186 people, or 1 in 2,623. Other than Ethiopia it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Eritrea, where 39 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Teklay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Teklay last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Teklay earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.14% less than the national average, earning 224,461 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $45,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teklaye9237/
Tecklay9213/
Tekhlay922/
Taeklay921/
Tekla911,259/
Tekly9132/
Teklai8366/
Teckla8336/
Taklay8334/
Thekla8332/
Teklya8324/
Tekley8324/
Teklia8321/
Teclay8317/
Tetkla8316/
Teklau8310/
Teklye8310/
Teklae832/
Teklat831/
Taekla831/
Tekloy831/
Tiklay831/
Teklah831/
Teklha831/
Teakla831/
Teckly830/
Tekilla7790/
Tayklay7731/
Ticklay7715/
Tekelly7710/
Toklayo7710/
Taklaya779/
Tiekley775/
Theckla774/
Tekliye774/
Taekley773/
Teckley773/
Tidklay773/
Teakela772/
Taklaye772/
Tekella772/
Teekela772/
Teakley771/
Teklead771/
Toklaye771/
Tecklai771/
Tekleye771/
Tecklah771/
Tekle73163,993/
Takla737,315/
Tecla731,430/
Tokla73508/
Tekli73340/
Tikla73226/
Tikly73150/
Teklý734/
Teklá733/
Tykla731/
Teklé731/
Tekellas711/
Tekillat711/
Teackley710/
Teklie676,932/
Teakle671,486/
Tokley67614/
Teclea67119/
Tackla6786/
Taklai6784/
Teclas6766/
Thokla6766/
Teckle6765/
Thecla6746/
Toklah6742/
Tekles6719/
Teclai6717/
Taklia6715/
Teclia6714/
Teklue6714/
Takley6713/
Thekli6713/
Tikkla6710/
Teklee679/
Tokhly678/
Tikley677/
Tıklat677/
Thekle676/
Taklla676/
Taklaa676/
Toklai675/
Tiekle674/
Teekle674/
Tekhle674/
Taklah674/
Tekkle674/
Tokkla673/
Tekkli673/
Tokhla672/
Tekleh672/
Tickly672/
Teclah672/
Tikloy672/
Teklou672/
Teykle671/
Tekleu671/
Teklle671/
Tickla671/
Taikla671/
Tekloe671/
Thakla671/
Teucla671/
Takloy671/
Taklyi671/
Toclay671/
Tokloy671/
Teclaș671/
Teclla671/
Tecloy671/
Tiskla671/
Ticlay671/
Takhla671/
Teckli670/

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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 Teklay
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