Telleria Surname

53,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Telleria Surname User-submission:

Telleria is a surname of basque origin, which comes from the basque word, teila, which means 'roof tile'. Therefore, telleria means something like 'lots of roof tiles'. It's totally possible that the ending could come from Spanish, in which case it would be formed by teila and the Spanish sufix, -ría.

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Telleria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2,0741:22,5422,428
Venezuela1,9071:15,8391,246
Bolivia1,4291:7,429916
Argentina1,0231:41,7823,506
Nicaragua7291:8,259648
United States6991:518,53943,349
Cuba4251:27,1121,476
Dominican Republic4081:25,5711,591
Peru3191:99,6376,380
France1411:471,08366,853
Uruguay1131:30,3703,497
Mexico1001:1,241,26214,731
Costa Rica861:55,5821,219
Chile771:228,7857,030
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
England51:11,143,612252,590
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Aruba11:103,4772,586

The alternate forms: Tellería (54) are calculated separately.

Telleria (13) may also be a first name.

Telleria Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Telleria is a surname of basque origin, which comes from the basque word, teila, which means 'roof tile'. Therefore, telleria means something like 'lots of roof tiles'. It's totally possible that the ending could come from Spanish, in which case it would be formed by teila and the Spanish sufix, -ría.

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Telleria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Telleria is found most in Spain. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tellería. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Telleria? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,061st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 756,440 people. The surname Telleria occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Telleria reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 22 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name on earth, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Spain, where it is carried by 2,074 people, or 1 in 22,542. In Spain Telleria is primarily found in: Basque Country, where 80 percent reside, Navarre, where 5 percent reside and Madrid, where 4 percent reside. Beside Spain Telleria exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 20 percent reside and Bolivia, where 15 percent reside.

Telleria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Telleria surname are 43.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Telleria earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 62.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,493 per year; in United States they earn 20.25% more than the national average, earning $51,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $56,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tellería9654/
Tellerias94253/
Teilleria9416/
Ttelleria941/
Telloeria941/
Tilleria884,150/
Tellaria881/
Telliria881/
Teileria881/
Tillerias82130/
Tellerías821/
Thilleria821/
Tillerria821/
Tillería7536/
Tilliria751/
Tillerya751/
Tloria711/
Tillirios591/

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