Where Does The Last Name Telles Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Telles (Marathi: टेलेस, Russian: Теллес) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Télles. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Telles? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Telles is the 11,091^st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 143,920 people. The last name Telles occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Telles live; 61 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 505,965^th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 303 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 26,403 people, or 1 in 8,108. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

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 last name increased 1,942 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Telles Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Telles last name are 40.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.6% registered with the political 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.