Tellingen Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tellingen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellingen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tellingen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tellingen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tellingen.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellingen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Tellingen are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Tellingen is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 375,271. In The Netherlands Tellingen is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 33 percent reside, Utrecht, where 20 percent reside and Overijssel, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Tellingen exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tellenggen844/
Telnggen8221/
Telgen80485/
Tellenggeng803/
Teelnggen781/
Tielgen750/
Thielgen7168/
Tlenggen716/
Telnguem711/
Tilgen67687/
Tlegen67370/
Telgin6717/
Tülgen676/
Thilgen63305/
Tilging631/
Tuilgen630/
Tlensing592/
Telgn5715/
Tlegenowa561/
Tlegin531/
Tlemcen5018/
Tillenyhink500/

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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 Tellingen
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