Letelier Surname

52,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Letelier Surname User-submission:

Letelier is a Spanish surname, which comes from the French surname L'atelier.

Letelier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile9,1511:1,925360
Argentina1811:236,15119,247
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Spain611:766,42732,250
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Australia341:793,99150,673
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
France191:3,495,933219,029
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Norway81:642,78647,258
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England71:7,959,723202,100
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Macau11:601,6301,582
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Letélier (1) are calculated separately.

Letelier (48) may also be a first name.

Letelier Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Letelier is a Spanish surname, which comes from the French surname L'atelier.

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Letelier Last Name Facts

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

Letelier (Marathi: लेटेलीडन) is most common in Chile. It can also appear as a variant: Letélier. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Letelier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,032nd most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 740,454 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Letelier live; 96 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Letelier is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 48 people.

The surname Letelier is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is held by 9,151 people, or 1 in 1,925. In Chile Letelier is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 46 percent reside, Maule Region, where 20 percent reside and Valparaíso Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Chile it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Letelier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Letelier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Letelier surname expanded 1,210 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Letelier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Letelier last name are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Letelier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning 329,090 kr per year; in Peru they earn 129.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,410 per year; in United States they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $48,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $44,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Letelier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Letelier in the Marathi language
लेटेलीडनletelidana-

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