Teles Surname
Approximately 157,729 people bear this surname
Teles Surname User-submission:
Teles is a family name of patronymic origin, derived from the proper name Telo, also used in the same sense, although more rarely. There may, therefore, be several families with this denomination and diverse origin, for the name of Telo, currently very rare, had, in the Middle Ages, very vast use.
Read More About This SurnameTeles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 128,588 | 1:1,665 | 176 |
| Angola | 11,831 | 1:2,281 | 387 |
| Portugal | 9,379 | 1:1,111 | 184 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| United States | 404 | 1:897,176 | 67,678 |
| India | 385 | 1:1,992,378 | 68,431 |
| France | 317 | 1:209,535 | 32,567 |
| Mexico | 280 | 1:443,308 | 8,415 |
| Venezuela | 240 | 1:125,850 | 4,170 |
| Argentina | 175 | 1:244,248 | 19,837 |
| Spain | 165 | 1:283,346 | 17,390 |
| South Africa | 150 | 1:361,185 | 32,866 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Uruguay | 106 | 1:32,375 | 3,724 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Paraguay | 48 | 1:150,766 | 3,103 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 39 | 1:4,549 | 381 |
| Turkey | 36 | 1:2,161,706 | 72,332 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Teleś (4), Téles (3), Teleš (2), Teleş (1) & Télès (1) are calculated separately.
Teles (7,990) may also be a first name.
Teles Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Teles is a family name of patronymic origin, derived from the proper name Telo, also used in the same sense, although more rarely. There may, therefore, be several families with this denomination and diverse origin, for the name of Telo, currently very rare, had, in the Middle Ages, very vast use.
- stellatelesA patronymic surname, meaning the 'son of Telo' or Tello, which was a name used in the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal) during the middle ages.
A queen consort of Portugal and descendant of Galician nobles bore this surname, Leonor Teles de Meneses.
- suebikingTeles Demographics
Average Teles Salary in
United States
$40,966 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Teles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Teles (Marathi: टेलेस, Oriya: େତେଲସ, Russian: Телес) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant: Teleś, Téles, Teleš, Teleş or Télès. Click here to see other possible spellings of Teles.
How Common Is The Last Name Teles? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,556th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,203 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Teles are found; 82 percent are found in South America and 82 percent are found in Luso-South America. Teles is also the 71,159th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 7,990 people.
The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 128,588 people, or 1 in 1,665. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Bahia, where 17 percent reside and Goiás, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 8 percent reside and Portugal, where 6 percent reside.
Teles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Teles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Teles surname grew 5,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 13,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Teles Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Teles last name are 44.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.56% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Teles earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.11% more than the national average, earning R 309,192 per year; in United States they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning $40,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $50,893 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teles in the Oriya language | ||
| େତେଲସ | etelasa | 60 |
| େତେଲସ୍ | etelas | 20 |
| େଟେଲସ୍ | etelas | 20 |
| Teles in the Marathi language | ||
| टेलेस | telesa | 48.39 |
| तेलेस | telesa | 38.71 |
| टॅलेस | telesa | 6.45 |
| तेळेस | telesa | 3.23 |
| तेलेसान्सेस | telesansesa | 3.23 |
| Teles in the Russian language | ||
| Телес | teles | - |
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