Tellew Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Tellew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Tellew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tellew is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tellew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Tellew are found; 84 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 84 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 4,132,787. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: North Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Tellew Last Name Statistics demography

Tellew earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thellews860/
Tellef8372/
Telleb836/
Tellev834/
Telliw832/
Tyllew831/
Telw801/
Telliev7736/
Tellaev777/
Telloev774/
Telwe7317/
Tleew7312/
Tellyaev712/
Telliaev711/
Tüllef6718/
Tillev672/
Tleawe671/
Tellöv671/
Tellib671/
Thelwe671/
Tellov671/
Tellif671/
Tillef670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tellew
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