Telugu Surname

39,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Telugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Telugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India13,2021:58,1023,976
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Telugu (8,283) may also be a first name.

Telugu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Telugu (Marathi: तेलुगु, Oriya: େତଲୁଗୁ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Telugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,542nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 549,009 people. Telugu is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Telugu are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 69,496th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 8,283 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 13,202 people, or 1 in 58,102. In India Telugu is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 57 percent are found, Telangana, where 41 percent are found and Gujarat, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Telugu Last Name Statistics demography

Telugu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thelugu9253/
Telungu9215/
Teliugu923/
Telgugu921/
Teluguu921/
Teluugu921/
Telugus921/
Talugu8346/
Tolugu8332/
Tilugu834/
Teligu834/
Thalugu777/
Tholugu774/
Taligu6723/
Teligou621/
Telogou621/

Telugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Telugu in the Oriya language
େତଲୁଗୁetalugu-
Telugu in the Marathi language
तेलुगुtelugu65
तेलुगूtelugu30
तेलगुtelagu5

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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 Telugu
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