Telpher Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Telpher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telpher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Telpher (25) may also be a first name.

Telpher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Telpher is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Telpher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Telpher occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Telpher reside; 50 percent reside in Caribbean and 50 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 25 people.

Telpher is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Telpher is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 33 percent live and Jamaica, where 17 percent live.

Telpher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Telpher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Telpher surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Telphir861/
Telpe838/
Telfer7712,281/
Telpha7719/
Telphy779/
Telpes777/
Tilper773/
Telpez771/
Teelpe771/
Toelpe770/
Telpysh71120/
Thelfer7121/
Telpish7110/
Tellfer712/
Telferd711/
Telpeis711/
Telffer711/
Teelfer711/
Telfier710/
Tilpe6742/
Tölpe6715/
Telpa6714/
Telpi6710/
Tlfer671/
Tlepe671/
Tellfier670/
Teelferd670/

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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 Telpher
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