Last name التلمساني (Tlemceni 
, Tlemçani 
, التلمساني 
) , in the world, is quite a common cognomen. The family name التلمساني is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a common surname, Morocco, where it is quite a rare surname, and Tunisia. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt. Very seldom, التلمساني is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Tlemceni | Algeria, Canada, Tunisia, Morocco, France |
| Tlemçani | Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, France, United States |
| التلمساني | Algeria, Egypt, Morocco |
| Telmissany | Canada, Egypt |
Telmesani, Telmessani, and Telmisany
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مُحمَّد بن سُليمان بن علي بن عبد الله التلمساني Arabic poet, EG (b. 1263) |
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عمر التلمساني Third General Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (1904-1986), EG (b. 1904) |
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مي التلمساني Egyptian-Canadian novelist, translator, film critic and academic, EG (b. 1965) |
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| حسن التلمساني Egyptian painter and filmmaker, EG (b. 1923) |
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| عبد المجيد التلمساني Tunisian association football player, TN (b. 1937) |
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| طارق التلمساني Egyptian cinematographer and actor, EG (b. 1950) |
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| زياد التلمساني Tunisian association football player, TN (b. 1963) |
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| خالد عبد القادر التلمساني Egyptian photographer and novelist, EG (b. 1966) |
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