Tellez Surname
Approximately 219,104 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 119,963 | 1:1,035 | 164 |
| Colombia | 28,554 | 1:1,673 | 329 |
| Nicaragua | 19,641 | 1:307 | 65 |
| United States | 16,777 | 1:21,605 | 2,726 |
| Cuba | 11,298 | 1:1,020 | 176 |
| Spain | 7,572 | 1:6,174 | 772 |
| Bolivia | 5,076 | 1:2,091 | 382 |
| Chile | 1,876 | 1:9,390 | 855 |
| Venezuela | 1,549 | 1:19,499 | 1,426 |
| Peru | 1,425 | 1:22,305 | 2,523 |
| Guatemala | 1,340 | 1:12,002 | 1,205 |
| Paraguay | 1,044 | 1:6,932 | 477 |
| Argentina | 734 | 1:58,234 | 4,947 |
| Costa Rica | 499 | 1:9,579 | 491 |
| France | 371 | 1:179,037 | 27,905 |
| Philippines | 220 | 1:460,174 | 55,940 |
| Ecuador | 185 | 1:85,978 | 5,839 |
| Brazil | 171 | 1:1,251,897 | 43,012 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| El Salvador | 65 | 1:97,598 | 1,619 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Panama | 44 | 1:88,915 | 3,543 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Honduras | 44 | 1:200,374 | 2,258 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Cape Verde | 5 | 1:105,928 | 3,425 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Belize | 4 | 1:88,868 | 3,294 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Falkland Islands | 4 | 1:783 | 169 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
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.
Tellez Demographics
Average Male Tellez Height
171.29 cm
Average Female Tellez Height
161.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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