Telefus Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Telefus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telefus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1201:379,35646,349
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Telefus Last Name Facts

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

Telefus (Russian: Телефус) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Telefus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Telefus are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Telefus is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 379,356. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 58 percent reside, Kiev, where 12 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine Telefus is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Poland, where 11 percent reside.

Telefus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Telefus last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Telefus last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Telefus earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toleafeus750/
Talafus7125/
Telefouche711/
Talafous67144/
Tallafus674/
Tallafuss6388/
Tallafusz631/
Talafús575/
Tallafuß5351/
Thalaphus501/
Taliafeus500/

Telefus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Telefus in the Russian language
Телефусtelefus-

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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 Telefus
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