Telek Surname

99,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Telek Surname User-submission:

Telek is a Hungarian surname. It refers to a parcel of land with no buildings on it.

Telek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,1501:4,566534
Turkey1,8981:41,0024,220
Slovakia2871:18,5942,839
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Serbia531:134,8109,704
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Austria151:567,69652,281
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Telek (274) may also be a first name.

Telek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Telek is a Hungarian surname. It refers to a parcel of land with no buildings on it.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Telek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Telek (Russian: Телек) occurs most in Hungary. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Telek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,246th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,527,467 people. The surname Telek is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Telek live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Telek is also the 536,832nd most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 274 people.

It is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 2,150 people, or 1 in 4,566. In Hungary Telek is most numerous in: Nógrád County, where 21 percent reside, Pest County, where 19 percent reside and Budapest, where 15 percent reside. Besides Hungary this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 40 percent reside and Slovakia, where 6 percent reside.

Telek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Telek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 8,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Telek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Telek surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Telek earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.13% less than the national average, earning $37,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.68% more than the national average, earning $58,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teleke91110/
Telekh9182/
Teleck9158/
Teelek9140/
Telesk917/
Tealek912/
Teilek912/
Teliek911/
Thetlek83336/
Teleske8324/
Theelek836/
Telecke833/
Teleike831/
Teleuck831/
Theleck831/
Teleskz830/
Telik801,566/
Tylek801,513/
Tilek80762/
Talek80546/
Tolek80475/
Tölek80348/
Teleg80342/
Telec80196/
Telyk80171/
Telex8070/
Teleková77160/
Telekova77124/
Theileke770/
Thalek73678/
Telegh73365/
Teslyk73278/
Tüylek73247/
Telykh73237/
Thilek73127/
Thelik73100/
Teslík7365/
Taleck7351/
Teelex7334/
Telikh7333/
Taalek7328/
Telike7324/
Talekh7314/
Tileuk7313/
Toleck7311/
Teylik737/
Tailek735/
Titlek734/
Toleik733/
Taylek733/
Taleak732/
Tallek732/
Tileke732/
Tileck732/
Teilik732/
Teilyk732/
Telesc731/
Tyleek731/
Tolekh731/
Teluik731/
Tijlek731/
Tetlex731/
Taleuk731/
Taliek731/
Taleek731/
Talehk731/
Tollek731/
Tealik731/
Tetlik730/
Tislek730/
Tileak730/
Telekhova71271/
Theilecke711/
Telkova671,459/
Thailek67427/
Teliske679/
Teligue677/
Telequz675/
Teleegh674/
Thelike673/
Teleque673/
Telegue672/
Tesluik672/
Tehelekova672/
Telisks671/
Telikhe671/
Thelick670/
Thileke670/
Tolleck670/

Telek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Telek in the Russian language
Телекtelek-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Telek
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