Telegh Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Telegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon3301:17,0822,222
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Telegh (21) may also be a first name.

Telegh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Telegh is found in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Telegh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 777,192nd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname Telegh is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Telegh live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Levant. Telegh is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 21 people.

Telegh is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 17,082. In Lebanon Telegh is primarily found in: Akkar Governorate, where 68 percent are found, North Governorate, where 30 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Barring Lebanon Telegh exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Telegh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (66%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teleegh924/
Teleg91342/
Telekh8382/
Talegh8349/
Telegue772/
Taleigh770/
Telek734,771/
Telec73196/
Telig73183/
Telex7370/
Tileg7333/
Taleg734/
Toleg731/
Telegová714/
Telhig67287/
Telekhova67271/
Telykh67237/
Teleke67110/
Teleck6758/
Teelek6740/
Teelex6734/
Telikh6733/
Telike6724/
Talekh6714/
Telhiq678/
Telesk677/
Teilig672/
Thelig672/
Tealek672/
Teilek672/
Taileg671/
Telesc671/
Tealig671/
Tolekh671/
Taleeg671/
Talehk671/
Taligh671/
Taleqh671/
Teliek671/
Tetlex671/
Talleg670/
Thaleg670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Telegh
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