Tellefsen Surname

232,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tellefsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellefsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9231:5,571554
United States5961:608,15349,388
Denmark1471:38,3994,009
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Tellefsen Last Name Facts

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

Tellefsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellefsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,869th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,205,162 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Tellefsen live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 923 people, or 1 in 5,571. In Norway Tellefsen is primarily concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 44 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent reside and Western Norway, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Denmark, where 8 percent reside.

Tellefsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tellefsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,973 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tellefsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tellefsen surname are 12.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Tellefsen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning 383,074 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thellefsen9589/
Tellefsend951/
Telleffsen950/
Tellefson89332/
Tøllefsen89331/
Töllefsen8913/
Tellefsem892/
Thellefson8411/
Tellifson789/
Töllöfsen781/
Titlefsen780/
Tellafson780/
Tillefsin780/
Tillifson670/
Tlawson501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tellefsen
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