Tel Surname
Approximately 10,766 people bear this surname
Tel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,105 | 1:25,063 | 2,862 |
| Indonesia | 2,224 | 1:59,465 | 6,544 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Netherlands | 820 | 1:20,594 | 3,254 |
| France | 688 | 1:96,545 | 14,116 |
| India | 454 | 1:1,689,571 | 61,245 |
| Iran | 364 | 1:210,941 | 16,748 |
| Cambodia | 345 | 1:44,890 | 1,763 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Philippines | 180 | 1:562,435 | 62,921 |
| Brazil | 170 | 1:1,259,261 | 43,260 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Spain | 130 | 1:359,631 | 20,401 |
| Pakistan | 102 | 1:1,751,411 | 17,795 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Northern Cyprus | 61 | 1:5,230 | 1,063 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| Serbia | 39 | 1:183,204 | 11,620 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Tél (17) are calculated separately.
Tel (1,585) may also be a first name.
Tel Demographics
Average Male Tel Height
173.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tel (Arabic: تل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻞ, Hindi: तेल, Marathi: टेल, Oriya: େତଲ) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Tél. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 47,968th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 676,904 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Tel live; 25 percent live in West Asia and 25 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Tel is also the 194,249th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 1,585 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,105 people, or 1 in 25,063. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Adana Province, where 8 percent live and Hatay Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 86 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Bangladesh, where 11 percent live.
Tel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tel has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tel last name grew 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.
The amount Tel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $47,659 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tél | 89 | 17 | / |
| Teel | 86 | 11,587 | / |
| Tell | 86 | 6,768 | / |
| Thel | 86 | 2,432 | / |
| Tuel | 86 | 1,524 | / |
| Tiel | 86 | 1,397 | / |
| Teul | 86 | 1,211 | / |
| Tael | 86 | 1,181 | / |
| Toel | 86 | 831 | / |
| Telp | 86 | 464 | / |
| Telt | 86 | 275 | / |
| Teld | 86 | 68 | / |
| Telh | 86 | 53 | / |
| Tehl | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tesl | 86 | 3 | / |
| Htel | 86 | 2 | / |
| Telō | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tl | 80 | 909 | / |
| Thiel | 75 | 72,699 | / |
| Theel | 75 | 1,961 | / |
| Tuell | 75 | 1,590 | / |
| Thell | 75 | 1,330 | / |
| Thoel | 75 | 439 | / |
| Tiell | 75 | 427 | / |
| Thuel | 75 | 293 | / |
| Tegli | 75 | 209 | / |
| Thael | 75 | 114 | / |
| Toell | 75 | 28 | / |
| Dtiel | 75 | 23 | / |
| Tiehl | 75 | 15 | / |
| Tuehl | 75 | 8 | / |
| Telph | 75 | 6 | / |
| Teeld | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tellt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Teelp | 75 | 4 | / |
| Toehl | 75 | 3 | / |
| Teull | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gytel | 75 | 2 | / |
| Teell | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ttiel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Httel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tellp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tgeel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htiel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teehl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htelt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htoel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teslt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thelp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Til | 67 | 5,865 | / |
| Tyl | 67 | 3,306 | / |
| Tül | 67 | 1,077 | / |
| Thiell | 67 | 258 | / |
| Thuell | 67 | 142 | / |
| Telova | 67 | 113 | / |
| Tlh | 67 | 91 | / |
| Htl | 67 | 51 | / |
| Thaell | 67 | 34 | / |
| Dtl | 67 | 26 | / |
| Thl | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ttl | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tlp | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tll | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tld | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thiehl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Telgli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thelph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Töl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Telowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Te'ele | 67 | 1 | / |
Tel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tel in the Oriya language | ||
| େତଲ | etala | 93.33 |
| େଟଲ | etala | 4 |
| େତଳ | etala | 2.67 |
| Tel in the Marathi language | ||
| टेल | tela | 80.06 |
| तेल | tela | 15.11 |
| टेळ | tela | 3.02 |
| Tel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻞ | tl | 80 |
| ﺗﻠﻪ | tlh | 20 |
| Tel in the Hindi language | ||
| तेल | tela | 55.1 |
| टेल | tela | 40.82 |
| पटेल | patela | 4.08 |
| Tel in the Arabic language | ||
| تل | tl | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tel
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