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Where Does The Last Name Tell Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Tell (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻞ, Russian: Телль) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Téll. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tell? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 72,808^th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,076,765 people. The surname Tell is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Tell live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tell is also the 359,531^st most widespread first name on earth, held by 549 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,333 people, or 1 in 155,362. In The United States Tell is most numerous in: California, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 91 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 19 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Tell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Tell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tell surname rose 592 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tell Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tell surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tell last name are 10.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.63% registered with the party.

The amount Tell earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning €27,726 per year; in Norway they earn 23.19% more than the national average, earning 426,336 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $50,229 CAD per year.