Telesphore Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Telesphore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telesphore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Télesphore (1) & Télèsphore (1) are calculated separately.

Telesphore (14,522) may also be a first name.

Telesphore Last Name Facts

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

Telesphore (Marathi: फोरे, Oriya: େତେଲସଫର) is found most frequently in Rwanda. It may also be rendered as: Télesphore or Télèsphore. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Telesphore? popularity and diffusion

The surname Telesphore is the 2,237,939th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Telesphore reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Telesphore is also the 47,461st most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 14,522 people.

Telesphore is most frequently occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 454,599. Barring Rwanda Telesphore occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Madagascar, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Telesphore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Telesphore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Telesphore surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Telesphore Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Telesphore in the Marathi language
फोरेphore-
Telesphore in the Oriya language
େତେଲସଫରetelasaphara76.92
େତେଲସେଫାରetelasephara15.38
େଟେଲସଫରetelasaphara7.69

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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 Telesphore
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