Telja Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Telja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Teljä (4) are calculated separately.

Telja (47) may also be a first name.

Telja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Telja is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Teljä. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Telja? popularity and diffusion

Telja is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Telja live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,467,136th most common first name globally It is held by 47 people.

The last name Telja is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. Aside from Algeria Telja exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teljä934/
Teldja91254/
Teslja9114/
Teljas914/
Thelja914/
Telija911/
Telaija838/
Telijay832/
Theilja831/
Talja801,672/
Tolja80584/
Telea80514/
Tilja80126/
Telje8033/
Telsa8032/
Teljo8024/
Telca8022/
Telji8012/
Telza802/
Teljy801/
Telaijia771/
Theltdja771/
Telijhay771/
Teleha73962/
Telyha73581/
Tollja73234/
Teliha7381/
Tilija7343/
Talija7326/
Teljer7324/
Tiljat7323/
Teleau7316/
Telzai7311/
Teleai7311/
Tealea7311/
Telyea7310/
Tele'a739/
Telsat736/
Telcay734/
Telsia733/
Thilja733/
Teljić733/
Thalja733/
Telsha733/
Teleah732/
Teljis731/
Teljeu731/
Telcha731/
Tellca731/
Tiljad731/
Taljah731/
Telssa731/
Taljha731/
Tielje731/
Teliji731/
Tledja731/
Taljia731/
Taljai731/
Telijo731/
Telzha731/
Telsca731/
Teliah731/
Thelsa731/
Teleașă6760/
Telihay6738/
Talijay675/
Telaiya675/
Telijer674/
Talaaja672/
Theleai672/
Telsiah672/
Tlxa672/
Telchas671/
Telayie671/
Telaiji671/
Telchat671/
Theilea671/
Telaayi671/
Teljeer671/
Teallea671/
Talijai671/
Tolujja671/
Thaljah671/
Tellesa671/
Tlsa671/
Telajhi671/
Telchai671/
Telegia671/
Teelyea670/
Telscha670/
Teileah670/

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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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  • 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 Telja
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