Tejada (surname)

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Tejada
PronunciationSpanish:  [teˈxaða]
Origin
Word/name Spanish
Meaningfrom "Teja" meaning ‘(roof) tile’ or 'lime tree'
Region of origin Seville and Castile, Spain
Other names
Variant form(s) numerous

Tejada is a surname of Spanish origin. It is locational from the town of Tejada.

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Distribution

The distribution of Spanish births, are most common in Seville with 9.57% of people with the surname and it being their first surname, Madrid (7.90%), Barcelona (7.85%), Granada (6.83%) and Badajoz (6.71%). [1]

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