Telles Surname
Approximately 50,636 people bear this surname
Telles Surname Definition:
"Tello" (see) from which is derived the surname "Tellez" means morning star.
Galician name. Later in Seville.
See Buentello, Santellan.
Telles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 26,403 | 1:8,108 | 512 |
| Mexico | 9,173 | 1:13,532 | 1,239 |
| United States | 5,184 | 1:69,919 | 8,121 |
| Venezuela | 1,376 | 1:21,951 | 1,545 |
| Colombia | 1,229 | 1:38,872 | 2,204 |
| Cuba | 1,087 | 1:10,600 | 899 |
| Nicaragua | 946 | 1:6,365 | 584 |
| Philippines | 820 | 1:123,461 | 21,210 |
| Portugal | 764 | 1:13,636 | 1,076 |
| Peru | 709 | 1:44,830 | 4,007 |
| Argentina | 373 | 1:114,594 | 9,663 |
| Guatemala | 348 | 1:46,215 | 2,197 |
| Costa Rica | 313 | 1:15,272 | 621 |
| El Salvador | 296 | 1:21,432 | 953 |
| Paraguay | 193 | 1:37,496 | 1,195 |
| Honduras | 171 | 1:51,558 | 1,261 |
| India | 163 | 1:4,705,923 | 120,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Chile | 132 | 1:133,458 | 4,712 |
| Uruguay | 129 | 1:26,603 | 3,085 |
| France | 121 | 1:548,948 | 74,759 |
| Spain | 93 | 1:502,710 | 25,213 |
| Ecuador | 80 | 1:198,823 | 7,830 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 267 | 1:188,085 | 16,600 |
The alternate forms: Télles (4) are calculated separately.
Telles (303) may also be a first name.
Telles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
"Tello" (see) from which is derived the surname "Tellez" means morning star.
Galician name. Later in Seville.
See Buentello, Santellan.
Telles Demographics
Average Telles Salary in
United States
$39,937 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Telles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Telles Come From? nationality or country of origin
Telles (Marathi: टेलेस, Russian: Теллес) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Télles. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Telles? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,091st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 143,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Telles reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Luso-South America. Telles is also the 505,965th most common forename in the world, held by 303 people.
Telles is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 26,403 people, or 1 in 8,108. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 23 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Telles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Telles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Telles surname rose 1,942 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Telles Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Telles surname are 40.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.6% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Telles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,462 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.56% less than the national average, earning R 55,704 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $23,779,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.44% less than the national average, earning $39,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $55,347 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Telles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Telles in the Marathi language | ||
| टेलेस | telesa | 66.67 |
| टेलीस | telisa | 33.33 |
| Telles in the Russian language | ||
| Теллес | telles | - |
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