Tellis Surname

126,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Tellis Surname User-submission:

The Tellis surname is derived from the Greek name Aristotle (Aristoteles).

Tellis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6911:214,34620,899
India5391:1,423,12754,402
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
Brazil1861:1,150,93740,026
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Greece961:115,41419,400
England831:671,30238,633
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

Tellis (463) may also be a first name.

Tellis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tellis surname is derived from the Greek name Aristotle (Aristoteles).

- annabelt

Tellis Last Name Facts

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

Tellis (Bengali: টেললিস, Hindi: टेल्लिस, Marathi: टेलीस) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tellis is the 126,868th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,036,196 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Tellis are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tellis is also the 396,209th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 463 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,691 people, or 1 in 214,346. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 12 percent live, Mississippi, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.

Tellis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tellis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tellis surname increased 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 755 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tellis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tellis last name are 11.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tellis earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning R 252,156 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $20,421,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $36,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.32% more than the national average, earning $63,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tellios92175/
Tellish92105/
Telleis9226/
Tellies9212/
Thellis9210/
Telliss922/
Telli9126,969/
Tellisch8612/
Thelliss861/
Telles8350,636/
Tillis833,774/
Tellai832,069/
Tellei83748/
Tellia83697/
Tielli83132/
Tellie83110/
Tellio83104/
Thelli8328/
Telliz8318/
Tellys8310/
Tyllis838/
Tellip837/
Tellii833/
Telloi832/
Teelli831/
Thllis831/
Tellli831/
Tellix831/
Toelli831/
Tellit830/
Tlis8014/
Tlli804/
Telliez771,345/
Tellice7744/
Tilliss7743/
Telless7731/
Tillies7729/
Tuelles7725/
Tielles7724/
Tillois7719/
Tyllios7717/
Tellesz7714/
Tellitt7710/
Telleus779/
Tuellie774/
Thillis772/
Thelles772/
Tellles772/
Toelles771/
Tellaih771/
Teelles771/
Thellys771/
Telleih771/
Ttellia771/
Tellaij771/
Teulles771/
Ttillis770/
Thyllis770/
Tillish770/
Tella7328,008/
Telly7310,794/
Telle734,166/
Tilli733,052/
Tölli731,140/
Tylli73180/
Tälli7381/
Tlais7372/
Tlish7360/
Tlois7326/
Tleis737/
Tliss733/
Tlles732/
Tlise731/
Tülli731/
Télli731/
Tellý731/
Tlisc731/
Tlies730/
Tllie730/
Thelliez711,098/
Tillisch71318/
Thillois71146/
Tellesch7134/
Tellesås7133/
Telleysh7123/
Thillies7115/
Thelleus714/
Tiollais714/
Tellaidj714/
Thillais713/
Tehellia711/
Thielles711/
Thyllois711/
Telletts710/
Thellets710/
Tellez67219,104/
Teller679,179/
Tillie671,436/
Toelle671,168/
Tilles671,092/
Telley67474/
Telleh67386/
Teella67253/
Tillit67249/
Thelle67231/
Tillia67219/
Tellér67165/
Tellaa67163/
Tiella6798/
Tli6782/
Tellep6769/
Thelly6764/
Teulle6757/
Tyllia6745/
Tellex6740/
Tillio6737/
Thilli6729/
Telloa6729/
Tielle6727/
Tillai6727/
Tellge6724/
Tillij6722/
Tellet6719/
Tellec6710/
Tiolli678/
Tlaise678/
Tleiss677/
Tlaiss677/
Teelle677/
Tuelle677/
Tellee677/
Telled676/
Tellla675/
Tellaj675/
Ttella674/
Tellay674/
Telléz674/
Télles674/
Tilliy673/
Tellea673/
Tilloi673/
Tielly672/
Telloy672/
Tyllio671/
Tillih671/
Tillii671/
Tillui671/
Tellha671/
Tillys671/
Telléd671/
Thülli671/
Tillei671/
Tilliz671/
Tliesh671/
Tleise671/
Tllich670/
Thillisch670/
Tylles670/

Tellis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tellis in the Bengali language
টেললিসtelalisa-
Tellis in the Hindi language
टेल्लिसtellisa66.67
टेल्लीसtellisa33.33
Tellis in the Marathi language
टेलीसtelisa38.64
टेिलसteilasa15
तेलीसtelisa10.91
टेलेसtelesa6.36
टॅिलसteilasa6.36
तेिtei5.91
टेिtei3.18
तेिलसteilasa2.73
टेलसtelasa2.73
टॅलेसtelesa2.73
टॅलीसtelisa1.82
तेहीसtehisa0.91
तेलीअसteli'asa0.91

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