Teeffelen Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Teeffelen Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from Teeffelen, a small town in the south of the Netherlands (Noord-Brabant).

Teeffelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Teeffelen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from Teeffelen, a small town in the south of the Netherlands (Noord-Brabant).

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Teeffelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teeffelen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Teeffelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teeffelen is the 2,372,517th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Teeffelen is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Teeffelen are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Teeffelen is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 291,158. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 36 percent reside, Gelderland, where 19 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

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Tefelin751/
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Theflen750/
Tefetellen740/
Tiffloen7148/
Toffelin711/
Tiefloen711/
Tiflen67111/
Teflin672/
Tifflin63147/
Tifloen6389/
Tefilin631/
Tiflien631/
Tafelin630/
Thijffeling601/
Toffolin5964/
Tefillin5914/
Tophelen595/
Tiflin53107/
Teyafilina531/
Tofalin503/
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