Tellechea Surname
Approximately 7,875 people bear this surname
Tellechea Surname User-submission:
This is a Basque surname. Its etymology comes from teila (tile) and etxe (house), meaning 'house with roof tiles'. Before the advent of the tile as a building material for roofs, hence the name, the coverings were made with firewood, branches and wood.
Read More About This SurnameTellechea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2,527 | 1:16,915 | 1,471 |
| Spain | 1,399 | 1:33,418 | 3,347 |
| Uruguay | 1,072 | 1:3,201 | 385 |
| Venezuela | 735 | 1:41,094 | 2,230 |
| Mexico | 708 | 1:175,319 | 5,054 |
| France | 446 | 1:148,930 | 23,088 |
| United States | 436 | 1:831,328 | 63,652 |
| Brazil | 219 | 1:977,508 | 34,716 |
| Cuba | 130 | 1:88,636 | 2,831 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Paraguay | 52 | 1:139,168 | 2,946 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Tellechêa (1), Tellechéa (1) & Télléchéa (1) are calculated separately.
Tellechea Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Basque surname. Its etymology comes from teila (tile) and etxe (house), meaning 'house with roof tiles'. Before the advent of the tile as a building material for roofs, hence the name, the coverings were made with firewood, branches and wood.
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Tellechea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tellechea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tellechea occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Tellechêa, Tellechéa or Télléchéa. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tellechea? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tellechea is the 63,613th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 925,403 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Tellechea are found; 59 percent are found in South America and 46 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name is most numerous in Argentina, where it is carried by 2,527 people, or 1 in 16,915. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 72 percent reside, Entre Ríos Province, where 7 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Argentina Tellechea exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 18 percent reside and Uruguay, where 14 percent reside.
Tellechea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tellechea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tellechea surname grew 43,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tellechea Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tellechea surname are 32.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.05% being registered with the party.
The amount Tellechea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 64.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,847 per year; in United States they earn 13.39% less than the national average, earning $37,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $50,216 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tellechêa | 96 | 1 | / |
| Tellechéa | 96 | 1 | / |
| Telletchea | 95 | 3 | / |
| Tellaechea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Telleschea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Teillechea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Tellecha | 94 | 7 | / |
| Telleche | 94 | 1 | / |
| Teilletchea | 90 | 61 | / |
| Tellaeche | 89 | 420 | / |
| Tellecher | 89 | 46 | / |
| Teylechea | 89 | 19 | / |
| Tellechez | 89 | 3 | / |
| Telleches | 89 | 2 | / |
| Telleceha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Télléchéa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tellecheo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Telleache | 89 | 1 | / |
| Telletche | 89 | 1 | / |
| Teilletche | 84 | 37 | / |
| Telletchéa | 84 | 12 | / |
| Thellaeche | 84 | 8 | / |
| Teiletchea | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tellache | 82 | 950 | / |
| Teileche | 82 | 84 | / |
| Tellesca | 82 | 5 | / |
| Teelecha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Telche | 80 | 8 | / |
| Telcha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Telletxea | 78 | 530 | / |
| Teiletche | 78 | 17 | / |
| Teyletche | 78 | 1 | / |
| Telletzea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Te'elecha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thellecke | 78 | 0 | / |
| Telcher | 75 | 89 | / |
| Telleze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Telleka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Telleja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Telchas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Telchai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tlechat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tlecher | 75 | 1 | / |
| Telchat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tellesa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Telchach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Telletxe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tleachah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thlieche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teslcher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tletcher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Telchi | 67 | 223 | / |
| Tilche | 67 | 59 | / |
| Tlache | 67 | 41 | / |
| Tliche | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tellaisha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tellisseh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tellesaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tlhesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tleischei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tlehie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tlocha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tlesha | 67 | 1 | / |
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