Telegraph Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Telegraph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telegraph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon661:85,4105,537
Jordan161:552,65213,471
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
India91:85,229,487684,495
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Telegraph Last Name Facts

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

The surname Telegraph occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Telegraph click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Telegraph? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,785,358th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Telegraph reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Levant.

The surname is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 85,410. In Lebanon Telegraph is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 74 percent are found, Beirut Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Nabatiye Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Telegraph Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (55%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Telegraphe952/
Teleghraph951/
Teligraph898/
Telegra882/
Teligraphe841/
Telegraf829/
Teligrap825/
Theligraphe801/
Telegraaf782/
Teligrafh781/
Teligraf717/
Telegrafova704/

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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
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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 Telegraph
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