Tellu Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Tellu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India981:7,827,198166,253
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Tellu (1,137) may also be a first name.

Tellu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tellu (Hindi: तेल्लू) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name Tellu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Tellu reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Tellu is also the 236,070th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,137 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 7,827,198. In India Tellu is primarily found in: Telangana, where 56 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 38 percent live and Maharashtra, where 5 percent live. Besides India Tellu exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Tellu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tellu last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Tellu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tellou91513/
Tellus91395/
Tellup91101/
Tellau9128/
Thellu9114/
Tellut913/
Telluz911/
Tllu893/
Tellous8314/
Telleus839/
Tielliu834/
Telluyp831/
Tellius831/
Telloux831/
Telluch831/
Tellyus831/
Tillu801,134/
Telló803/
Tllou801/
Thelleus774/
Tlu75167/
Tillou73470/
Tillus73136/
Thelly7364/
Thillu7315/
Tilleu736/
Telloo734/
Tillui731/
Tilluy731/
Telloe731/
Tillux731/
Tillut730/
Tlou6716,734/
Tleu67901/
Tlau67289/
Thillou67266/
Tillous67249/
Tillaud67174/
Tillaux67115/
Tillaut67105/
Tilleux6743/
Tilloux6742/
Tlui676/
Tillius674/
Thlu673/
Tillusz673/
Ttlu672/
Dtlu671/
Tluh671/
Tlud671/
Tliu671/
Tlus671/
Tluu671/
Tehelou671/
Tillaus671/
Tilleus670/

Tellu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tellu in the Hindi language
तेल्लूtellu95.34
टेल्लूtellu1.72
तेल्लुtellu1.47
तेललूtelalu0.98
तेललुtelalu0.25
टिल्लूtillu0.25

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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
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  • 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 Tellu
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