Tellechea Surname

63,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

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.

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Tellechea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2,5271:16,9151,471
Spain1,3991:33,4183,347
Uruguay1,0721:3,201385
Venezuela7351:41,0942,230
Mexico7081:175,3195,054
France4461:148,93023,088
United States4361:831,32863,652
Brazil2191:977,50834,716
Cuba1301:88,6362,831
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Paraguay521:139,1682,946
Chile251:704,65916,160
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Panama111:355,6607,645
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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 surname Tellechea is held by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Tellechêa, Tellechéa or Télléchéa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellechea? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,613th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 925,403 people. The 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 frequent in Argentina, where it is held by 2,527 people, or 1 in 16,915. In Argentina Tellechea is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 72 percent live, Entre Ríos Province, where 7 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 4 percent live. Excluding Argentina this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 18 percent live and Uruguay, where 14 percent live.

Tellechea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tellechea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tellechea surname expanded 43,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tellechea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tellechea last name are 32.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.05% registered with the political 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.

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