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

The last name Telles (Marathi: टेलेस, Russian: Теллес) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Télles. For other potential spellings of Telles click here.

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

This surname is the 11,091^st most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 143,920 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Telles are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 505,965^th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 303 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 26,403 people, or 1 in 8,108. In Brazil Telles is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 23 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent reside. Not including Brazil this surname exists 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 frequency of Telles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Telles surname 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 national average, with 93.6% being registered with 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.