Telker

Telker Meaning & Origin

About Telker
The surname Telker is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "telge," meaning "reed" or "rush." It is believed to have originally been a topographic name for someone who lived near a reed bed or a habitational name for someone from a place named after reeds. The name Telker signifies an ancestral connection to a geographical feature or location associated with reeds or rushes.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Telker is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Telker: 106
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 153,769
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Telker based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Telker is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TLKR
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T04206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 L K ER0
🌐 IPA
/telker*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TLKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T426

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Telker in Braille

Here's how to represent Telker in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Telker in braille

How to sign the name Telker using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Telker using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Telker in sign language

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