Thecla Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Thecla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thecla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Thecla (7,360) may also be a first name.

Thecla Last Name Facts

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

Thecla (Hindi: टेकला) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thecla? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Thecla reside; 35 percent reside in Central Africa and 35 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Thecla is also the 75,073rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 7,360 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Thecla is most common in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 25 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.

Thecla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thecla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thecla surname rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thecla Last Name Statistics demography

Thecla earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theckla924/
Theacla921/
Theclah921/
Tecla911,430/
Teclea83119/
Teclas8366/
Teckla8336/
Thekla8332/
Teclai8317/
Teclay8317/
Teclia8314/
Teclah832/
Teclaș831/
Teclla831/
Tecilla77318/
Tecklay7713/
Tecklah771/
Tecklai771/
Theclot770/
Tekla731,259/
Ticla73111/
Teclo7360/
Teklay6761,716/
Ticlla673,081/
Ticlia671,384/
Ticlea67296/
Teklai6766/
Ticlau6741/
Teklya6724/
Teklia6721/
Tetkla6716/
Teklau6710/
Tecclo677/
Teclou672/
Teklah671/
Teclos671/
Tickla671/
Teklat671/
Teclei671/
Tecloi671/
Tecloy671/
Ticcla671/
Ticlay671/
Teakla671/

Thecla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thecla in the Hindi language
टेकलाtekala-

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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 Thecla
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