Thekkanal Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Thekkanal Surname User-submission:

The family name came from the place they lived. Thekkanal is a place with many teak trees. In Malayalam teak is thekku.

Thekkanal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Thekkanal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The family name came from the place they lived. Thekkanal is a place with many teak trees. In Malayalam teak is thekku.

- thekkanal

Thekkanal Last Name Facts

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

Thekkanal (Hindi: तेकानाल, Marathi: थेानल) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thekkanal? popularity and diffusion

Thekkanal is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Thekkanal is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Thekkanal live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Thekkanal is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Thekkanal is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 47 percent are found, Karnataka, where 20 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found. Not including India Thekkanal exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thekkanal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thekkanal in the Hindi language
तेकानालtekanala-
Thekkanal in the Marathi language
थेानलtheanala-

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