Telela Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Telela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2461:215,21018,004
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Zambia231:689,12726,212
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Telela (6,530) may also be a first name.

Telela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Telela is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Telela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 684,148th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Telela reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 81,165th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 6,530 people.

The last name Telela is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 215,210. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 55 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent live and Tanga Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Telela Last Name Statistics demography

Telela earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning R 268,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thelela929/
Tielela921/
Telelia921/
Telelya921/
Telelah921/
Telelaha861/
Telila837,979/
Telele831,959/
Teleli83156/
Telelo83110/
Tolela8388/
Talela8354/
Tilela8342/
Telala8334/
Telola833/
Thelele77749/
Theleli7797/
Tallela7763/
Thelelo7759/
Teleleu7749/
Telolla7746/
Telelis7725/
Thilela7715/
Teleale779/
Telalia775/
Telelie774/
Telalla773/
Tielila772/
Telilat772/
Telelio771/
Thalela771/
Tyolela771/
Teleles771/
Telalah771/
Telhola771/
Telieli771/
Teleley771/
Teleler771/
Taleula771/
Talelai771/
Talelea771/
Telhala771/
Tolelia771/
Telaila771/
Telailia71562/
Thileila7121/
Telelech7117/
Telolahy7117/
Telelyui7114/
Telailay7110/
Tuileila713/
Teelaela713/
Tehleeli713/
Telailai712/
Thaleela711/
Thallela711/
Thelolla711/
Thyolela711/
Telaylia711/
Telallia711/
Teaslely710/
Telile672,433/
Tilola67383/
Tilila67217/
Telili67197/
Tolila67194/
Talola67178/
Talila6799/
Talelo6771/
Telilä6753/
Tolola6750/
Tilele6711/
Tileli675/
Tolelo674/
Telitilla674/
Telolo674/
Tilelo673/
Telilo671/
Telilj671/
Telaillia671/
Taileelas671/

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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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  • 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 Telela
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