Tello Surname

3,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Tello Surname Definition:

Of unknown geographic distribution. Name of village near Barbastro. Found in latin manuscripts, but meaning is unknown.

Galician name. Later in Seville.

See Buentello, Santellán, Telles.

Tello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru44,5741:71399
Mexico36,0111:3,447471
Argentina22,3751:1,910247
Spain9,5481:4,897606
United States9,3101:38,9324,805
Colombia9,1961:5,195762
Ecuador8,8831:1,791313
Guatemala7,9841:2,014330
Chile7,9121:2,227398
Panama2,1491:1,821290
Venezuela2,0761:14,5491,189
Philippines2,0321:49,8228,170
Syria6871:28,0951,870
France4661:142,53821,961
Brazil4251:503,70418,988
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Costa Rica2051:23,317781
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Turkey1761:442,16726,106
Cuba1721:66,9932,456
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Uruguay961:35,7474,143
England711:784,76142,668
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
Belize441:8,0791,169
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Guyana391:19,5442,478
Australia361:749,88148,970
Lebanon281:201,3248,427
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Lesotho221:92,38910,629
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Congo181:277,1728,776
Jordan181:491,24612,976
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Norway91:571,36544,190
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Telló (3) are calculated separately.

Tello (5,606) may also be a first name.

Tello Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of unknown geographic distribution. Name of village near Barbastro. Found in latin manuscripts, but meaning is unknown.

Galician name. Later in Seville.

See Buentello, Santellán, Telles.

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

Tello Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tello (Arabic: تيليو, Georgian: ტელლო, Russian: Телло) is more frequently found in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Telló. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tello? popularity and diffusion

Tello is the 3,371st most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 43,867 people. The surname Tello occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Tello are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 89,456th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 5,606 people.

It is most frequently used in Peru, where it is carried by 44,574 people, or 1 in 713. In Peru Tello is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 33 percent reside, Cajamarca Region, where 10 percent reside and Loreto Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Peru this last name exists in 102 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 13 percent reside.

Tello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tello has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tello surname increased 77,583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tello Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tello surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tello earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 35.56% less than the national average, earning 223,022 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,317 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $21,485,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.5% less than the national average, earning $37,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.16% less than the national average, earning $43,643 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Telló933/
Tellou91513/
Tellos91161/
Tellio91104/
Tellot9198/
Telloa9129/
Tiello9115/
Telloh9111/
Thello919/
Telloo914/
Telllo913/
Telloi912/
Telloy912/
Taello911/
Tellod911/
Telloz911/
Telloś911/
Toello911/
Tuello911/
Tellop910/
Tllo896/
Thiello831,016/
Tellios83175/
Tellous8314/
Thellot838/
Telloch832/
Theello832/
Telloth831/
Telloha831/
Telloux831/
Telloot830/
Telliot830/
Tella8028,008/
Tillo803,488/
Tyllo8045/
Tllou801/
Thielllo771/
Thellohs770/
Tlo75112/
Thella731,158/
Tilloy731,024/
Tellia73697/
Tellas73558/
Tillou73470/
Teella73253/
Tilloo73236/
Tillos73170/
Tellaa73163/
Tuella73162/
Tellah73158/
Tiella7398/
Tillot7393/
Tilloh7361/
Thillo7351/
Tillio7337/
Tellau7328/
Tellat7313/
Tellaï7311/
Tellaz7310/
Tellla735/
Ttella734/
Taella734/
Tellga733/
Tilloi733/
Tyllio731/
Tuillo731/
Tellha731/
Tiollo731/
Tllohy730/
Tlou6716,734/
Thilloy67475/
Thiella67385/
Tillott67280/
Thillou67266/
Tillous67249/
Tloi67139/
Tlos67118/
Thillot67117/
Tellias6758/
Tilloux6742/
Tilliot6741/
Tlio6725/
Theella6725/
Tillois6719/
Tyllios6717/
Tloh6716/
Tlla6715/
Thellaa6714/
Tloo6710/
Thlo6710/
Tloy679/
Tleo678/
Tlot674/
T'Lo674/
Tilloch671/
Tlod671/
Ttellas671/
Tthillo671/
Thiollo671/
Tloa671/
Teheloh671/
Tehelou671/
Thillop671/
Ttellia671/
Dtlo671/
Htlo671/
Taellah671/
Tellach671/
Tellahe671/
Tlop671/
Ttlo671/
Tilloit670/
Tillots670/

Tello Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tello in the Georgian language
ტელლოtello-
Tello in the Russian language
Теллоtello-
Tello in the Arabic language
تيليوtylyw-
تللوtllw-
تليوtlyw-
تيللوtyllw-

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