Tellah Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Tellah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Tellah (53) may also be a first name.
Tellah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tellah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tellah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻼﻩ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tellah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tellah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tellah is the 1,385,851st most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Tellah are found; 37 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 88 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 7 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Tellah is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tellah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tellah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻼﻩ | tlah | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tellah
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