Tellson Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tellson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tellson (26) may also be a first name.

Tellson Last Name Facts

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

Tellson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellson? popularity and diffusion

Tellson is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Tellson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Tellson reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tellson is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

The surname Tellson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 41 percent reside, Texas, where 25 percent reside and Idaho, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States Tellson is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 21 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Tellson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tellson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tellson surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tellson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tellson last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tellson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Telleson9356/
Thellson930/
Telson922,061/
Tellesson8815/
Thellsson888/
Tillson861,970/
Tellsén8612/
Thelson862/
Taelson861/
Telsson861/
Teulson860/
Tilleson8070/
Telljohn8010/
Tellåsen809/
Thillson805/
Tellesan801/
Telschon800/
Tylleson800/
Tilson775,742/
Telcon7715/
Telsan777/
Tylson775/
Telsen773/
Telzon771/
Télson771/
Tellesang7526/
Thillsson755/
Tellesand751/
Tiolleson751/
Tillesson750/
Telsang71298/
Thelsen7115/
Thilson7114/
Tellzen715/
Teljoun711/
Tillsun711/
Tielsen711/
Teldjon711/
Telszan711/
Tellzén711/
Tillsen710/
Tillsom710/
Telshan710/
Tuelsen710/
Tillsan710/
Tilsion710/
Thielsen67632/
Teldjoun6778/
Thilsong672/
Teljoune671/
Theljoun671/
Thuelsen671/

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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
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  • 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 Tellson
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