Telkes Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Telkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3791:25,9002,879
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Telkeş (197) & Telkeš (13) are calculated separately.

Telkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Telkes is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Telkeş or Telkeš. For other possible spellings of Telkes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Telkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Telkes is the 651,048th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Telkes are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

Telkes is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 25,900. In Hungary Telkes is primarily found in: Budapest, where 31 percent reside, Pest County, where 16 percent reside and Fejér County, where 12 percent reside. Beside Hungary it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Telkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Telkes last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Telkes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.4% less than the national average, earning $33,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Telkeş94197/
Telkeš9413/
Tielkes92251/
Toelkes92160/
Telke91324/
Thielkes8629/
Tielke83544/
Toelke83438/
Tilkes83133/
Tölkes83122/
Telkie83102/
Thelke8361/
Telkis8338/
Tellke8316/
Telkei838/
Telkey837/
Telcke831/
Thielke772,555/
Thoelke77313/
Theelke77153/
Toelcke7742/
Teelker7731/
Thölkes7715/
Tielcke7711/
Tillkes778/
Toehlke778/
Thelked771/
Tellker771/
Thilkes770/
Thaelke770/
Tölke731,291/
Telka731,124/
Tilke73466/
Tylke73205/
Telki7369/
Telky7345/
Tõlke731/
Tlqes731/
Tleke731/
Tølke731/
Thielcke71148/
Thoelcke7117/
Thielkie711/
Thölke67687/
Tilker67427/
Tülker67218/
Telkkä6764/
Telkki6756/
Töllke6731/
Tilkey6729/
Thilke6714/
Tylkie6710/
Telche678/
Tölcke673/
Tielka672/
Tilkeh671/
Telkai671/
Telque671/
Tilcke671/
Tillke671/
Tlekey671/
Teulki671/
Telkaj671/
Telkio671/
Telcka671/
Tilkis671/
Thelky670/
Tilkee670/
Tilkie670/

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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 Telkes
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