Tellefson Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Tellefson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellefson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Tellefson Last Name Facts

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

Tellefson is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellefson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tellefson is the 832,284th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Tellefson are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tellefson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States Tellefson is mostly found in: Washington, where 19 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 17 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Tellefson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tellefson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tellefson last name grew 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tellefson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tellefson are 5.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tellefson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thellefson9511/
Tellefsen891,733/
Tellifson899/
Tellafson890/
Thellefsen8489/
Telleffsen840/
Tøllefsen78331/
Töllefsen7813/
Tellefsem782/
Tillifson780/
Töllöfsen671/
Titlefsen670/
Tlawson631/

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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
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  • 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 Tellefson
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