Tellez Surname

2,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Tellez Surname Definition:

"Tello" (see) from which is derived the surname "Tellez" means morning star.

Galician name. Later in Seville.

See Buentello, Santellan.

Tellez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico119,9631:1,035164
Colombia28,5541:1,673329
Nicaragua19,6411:30765
United States16,7771:21,6052,726
Cuba11,2981:1,020176
Spain7,5721:6,174772
Bolivia5,0761:2,091382
Chile1,8761:9,390855
Venezuela1,5491:19,4991,426
Peru1,4251:22,3052,523
Guatemala1,3401:12,0021,205
Paraguay1,0441:6,932477
Argentina7341:58,2344,947
Costa Rica4991:9,579491
France3711:179,03727,905
Philippines2201:460,17455,940
Ecuador1851:85,9785,839
Brazil1711:1,251,89743,012
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Canada1411:261,31624,674
El Salvador651:97,5981,619
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Panama441:88,9153,543
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Honduras441:200,3742,258
England371:1,505,89364,828
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Israel201:427,88233,464
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Austria171:500,90847,931
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Norway101:514,22941,629
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Belize41:88,8683,294
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Falkland Islands41:783169
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Téllez (1,032), Tèllez (32), Telléz (4), Tëllez (1) & Tëllëz (1) are calculated separately.

Tellez (182) may also be a first name.

Tellez 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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Tellez Last Name Facts

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

Tellez has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can occur as: Téllez, Tèllez, Telléz, Tëllez or Tëllëz. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,528th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,261 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tellez are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 675,152nd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 182 people.

Tellez is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 119,963 people, or 1 in 1,035. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 23 percent reside, Puebla, where 16 percent reside and Mexico City, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Mexico this last name is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 13 percent reside and Nicaragua, where 9 percent reside.

Tellez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tellez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tellez last name rose 98,688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tellez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tellez are 42.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Tellez earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning 320,585 kr per year; in Peru they earn 14.38% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,172 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $24,135,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning $36,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $49,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Téllez941,032/
Tèllez9432/
Telléz944/
Tëllez941/
Telliez921,345/
Tuellez9215/
Tellesz9214/
Tellezz922/
Teellez921/
Teillez921/
Thellez921/
Tellaez921/
Telllez921/
Telle914,166/
Tellz914/
Tllez911/
Tëllëz891/
Thelliez861,098/
Telles8350,636/
Teller839,179/
Toelle831,168/
Tellei83748/
Telley83474/
Telleh83386/
Thelle83231/
Tellie83110/
Tellep8369/
Teulle8357/
Tellex8340/
Tielle8327/
Tellge8324/
Tellet8319/
Ttllez8319/
Telliz8318/
Tellec8310/
Teelle837/
Tillez837/
Tuelle837/
Tellee837/
Teelez836/
Telled836/
Tellea833/
Teilez831/
Telz8052/
Tlle805/
Tellezová802/
Tlez801/
Tllz801/
Taillez77983/
Tilliez7788/
Tellett7777/
Tellice7744/
Theulle7739/
Telless7731/
Telleis7726/
Tellhed7725/
Tuelles7725/
Tielles7724/
Thielle7716/
Tellies7712/
Tesller7712/
Telleus779/
Thuelle775/
Tuellie774/
Toillez774/
Thelles772/
Tellles772/
Thoelle771/
Toelles771/
Thellet771/
Thelley771/
Teylles771/
Teelles771/
Telleih771/
Thillez771/
Thaelle771/
Tellerr771/
Teulles771/
Tuelley770/
Tella7328,008/
Telli7326,969/
Telly7310,794/
Tölle734,413/
Tille732,869/
Telse7365/
Tells7363/
Tylle7351/
Tülle7348/
Telje7333/
Tølle7315/
Tälle7314/
Tlley737/
Ķelle733/
Tlles732/
Tller731/
Tllea731/
Thelz731/
Tellý731/
Tuelz731/
Tleuz731/
Tllie730/
Tielz730/
Thilliez71564/
Thuillez71373/
Tellesch7134/
Tellesås7133/
Thielley7126/
Telleysh7123/
Thelleus714/
Telleher711/
Thielles711/
Telleche711/
Telletts710/
Thellets710/
Tilley6737,421/
Tiller6716,157/
Tellis673,579/
Tellai672,069/
Tillet671,935/
Tillie671,436/
Tilles671,092/
Tellia67697/
Thille67449/
Teella67253/
Tuells67171/
Tellér67165/
Tellaa67163/
Tielli67132/
Tüller67107/
Tellio67104/
Tiella6798/
Thelly6764/
Tle6735/
Tleuzh6730/
Tillge6730/
Telloa6729/
Thelli6728/
Tilleh6728/
Tuille6721/
Tillea6713/
Tellys6710/
Tellås679/
Telche678/
Tellip677/
Thielz676/
Tilleu676/
Tellla675/
Tellaj675/
Ttella674/
Tellay674/
Télles674/
Telshe674/
Tlz674/
Tellii673/
Teeles672/
Teales672/
Telloi672/
Teiles672/
Tielly672/
Telloy672/
Tleitz671/
Teelli671/
Telletche671/
Tillee671/
Tailez671/
Tellli671/
Telleache671/
Tellha671/
Tellix671/
Toelli671/
Tíller671/
Thylle671/
Telléd671/
Teldje671/
Te'ele671/
Thllet671/
Tillei671/
Tillex671/
Tilliz671/
Tlleth670/
Tellit670/
Tylles670/

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