Tellen Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
India151:51,137,692512,385
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Tellen (90) may also be a first name.

Tellen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tellen occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Tellen are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most common first name internationally, held by 90 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Tellen is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 32 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 32 percent are found and North Carolina, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Tellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tellen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tellen surname increased 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tellen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tellen surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tellen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.4% less than the national average, earning R 8,556 per year and in United States they earn 69.42% more than the national average, earning $73,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thellen92211/
Telleen92157/
Telleng9269/
Toellen9242/
Tellien9214/
Taellen921/
Tuellen920/
Tellent920/
Telln911/
Thellend86286/
Thiellen8673/
Tellenne8621/
Thuellen860/
Tellin83439/
Tillen83232/
Tellem8396/
Tellyn8335/
Töllen8312/
Tellne837/
Tyllen831/
Tlen808/
Teln804/
Tlln801/
Telling772,384/
Thillen77224/
Thellin7742/
Tellina7733/
Thüllen7726/
Tehelen779/
Tillien775/
Tellyna774/
Tuillen773/
Tell'em773/
Telläng772/
Tuellyn771/
Toellin771/
Tellion770/
Tloen73271/
Telne7372/
Telng7323/
Tlaen737/
Thlen733/
Taeln732/
Tleun732/
Tlene731/
Theln731/
Tlehn731/
Teeln731/
Thillien7146/
Thiellin7124/
Thuillen711/
Tellinck710/
Tillem67334/
Thlaen67186/
Tillin67140/
Tillén6710/
Tln6710/
Thelne676/
Teglin672/
Tyllin671/
Tällin671/
Tillyn671/
Tillng671/
Tillne671/

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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 Tellen
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