Surname 泰勒斯 (Tyrus 
, Telles 
, 泰勒斯) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The last name 泰勒斯 is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Nicaragua, where it is quite a common surname, Brazil, and El Salvador, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. Much less frequently, 泰勒斯 is the forename as well as the last name.