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In the entire world, Tekla (Tekla , Текла , Тэкля ) is a common primarily girly, but very infrequently boy's forename. The first name Tekla is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common girly name, Namibia, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Israel, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and India. Also, Tekla is the last name as well as the forename.
Tekla is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tekla , the character in the play "Creditors ".