Thekla Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Thekla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thekla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thekla (13,335) may also be a first name.

Thekla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thekla (Hindi: थेकला, Marathi: तेकला) is more frequently found in Cyprus than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Thekla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thekla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Thekla are found; 50 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Thekla is also the 50,399th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 13,335 people.

It is most frequently held in Cyprus, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 58,992. In Cyprus Thekla is mostly found in: Limassol District, where 93 percent live and Larnaca District, where 7 percent live. Besides Cyprus Thekla is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.

Thekla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thekla has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theckla924/
Tekla911,259/
Teklay8361,716/
Thokla8366/
Teklai8366/
Thecla8346/
Teckla8336/
Teklya8324/
Teklia8321/
Tetkla8316/
Teklau8310/
Thakla831/
Teakla831/
Teklha831/
Teklah831/
Teklat831/
Taekla831/
Thaikla771,919/
Tekilla7790/
Tecklay7713/
Thikkla774/
Tekhlay772/
Teakela772/
Tekella772/
Teekela772/
Thakhla771/
Taeklay771/
Thoklla771/
Teklead771/
Theclah771/
Tecklai771/
Theacla771/
Tecklah771/
Thaecla770/
Takla737,315/
Tecla731,430/
Tokla73508/
Tikla73226/
Teklo735/
Teklá733/
Tykla731/
Thakella7114/
Thakilla717/
Thaiklat714/
Thakklla713/
Tekillat711/
Tekellas711/
Tekloo67527/
Teclea67119/
Thakkella6788/
Tackla6786/
Taklai6784/
Teclas6766/
Toklah6742/
Taklay6734/
Tekley6724/
Teclai6717/
Teclay6717/
Taklia6715/
Teclia6714/
Tikkla6710/
Thakkilla677/
Tıklat677/
Taklla676/
Taklaa676/
Toklai675/
Taklah674/
Tokkla673/
Tekloh672/
Teclah672/
Tokhla672/
Teklou672/
Tickla671/
Takhla671/
Tekleu671/
Taikla671/
Tekhlo671/
Teucla671/
Tekloy671/
Teclaș671/
Teclla671/
Tiskla671/
Tieklo671/
Tiklay671/

Thekla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thekla in the Hindi language
थेकलाthekala66.67
ठेकलाthekala33.33
Thekla in the Marathi language
तेकलाtekala50
थेthe50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thekla
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