Tejada is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tejada
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

The is variation of Teixeira. One who came from Teixeira, i.e., place of yew trees, the name of several places in Portugal.

How popular is Tejada?

Tejada is common in Dominican Republic, Philippines, Peru, Colombia, United States, Argentina, Spain, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala, Chile, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Nicaragua, France, Costa Rica, South Africa.

Tejada is ranked 3259 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tejadas grew by 53.64 per cent to 14903 since 2000 and ranked 2432 after elevating 940 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 91 88.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.4 5.41
White 3.29 4
Others 0.65 0.98
Black 0.54 0.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.11 0.14
Tejada is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Dominican Republic which signifies its Dominican Republic provenence. Around 173065 people have been found who wears Tejada as their family name. Tejada is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Tejada:
61 Dominican Republic33,564
321 Philippines24,571
261 Peru20,170
562 Colombia14,642
3,501 United States12,908
420 Argentina12,398
Countries with thousands of Tejada:
583 Spain9,966
154 El Salvador8,253
1,309 Mexico8,217
252 Honduras7,050
118 Panama6,656
891 Venezuela3,365
861 Ecuador3,074
713 Bolivia2,035
1,016 Guatemala1,811
Countries with hundreds of Tejada:
1,224 Chile950
9,742 Brazil847
6,011 Saudi Arabia755
10,734 Canada373
895 Nicaragua372
69,818 France133
1,001 Costa Rica123
41,270 South Africa106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,171 England78
3,432 Bahrain73
3,674 Singapore60
87,104 Germany57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,670 Cuba49
203,155 Thailand47
77,702 Italy46
1,308 Belize35
2,168 New Caledonia31
1,718 Puerto Rico30
22,806 Switzerland29
50,051 Belgium22
68,491 Australia21
63,634 Netherlands18
18,914 Uruguay13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
8,089 Paraguay10
1,511 Aruba9
17,989 Taiwan8
55,922 Qatar6
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Tejada Namesakes

  • Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, jurist and Liberal president of Mexico
  • Miguel Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican statesman, a leader of the Revolution of Ayutla, and author of the Lerdo Law
  • John Tejada, Vienna born
  • Miguel Tejada, Dominican former professional baseball shortstop
  • Lidia Gueiler Tejada, first female President of Bolivia
  • Luis Tejada, Panamanian professional football striker

Tejada Namesakes

  • Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, jurist and Liberal president of Mexico
  • Miguel Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican statesman, a leader of the Revolution of Ayutla, and author of the Lerdo Law
  • John Tejada, Vienna born
  • Miguel Tejada, Dominican former professional baseball shortstop
  • Lidia Gueiler Tejada, first female President of Bolivia
  • Luis Tejada, Panamanian professional football striker

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