Tellfer Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tellfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tellfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tellfer is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tellfer live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Tellfer is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Tellfer is primarily found in: Georgia, where 50 percent are found and Nevada, where 50 percent are found.

Tellfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tellfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tellfer surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tellfier930/
Telfer9212,281/
Thelfer8621/
Telffer861/
Telferd861/
Teelfer861/
Telfier860/
Tlfer831/
Teelferd800/
Tellfair800/
Telfez7713/
Tilfer775/
Tellfi773/
Telfee771/
Telfie771/
Telfre770/
Telferová751/
Telfair71822/
Telpher716/
Tilferd710/
Tilfier710/
Telfi6762/
Telfaire6757/
Telfa6716/
Tilfe674/
Telfy672/
Tlfie671/
Telfis623/
Telfio621/
Tlfair620/
Telphir571/
Tilfair570/

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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 Tellfer
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