Tef Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Tef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
France81:8,302,840321,660
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Tef (160) may also be a first name.

Tef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻒ) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tef.

How Common Is The Last Name Tef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. Tef is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Tef are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Tef is also the 725,185th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 160 people.

This surname is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 2,207,448. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Udon Thani Province, where 94 percent reside and Songkhla Province, where 3 percent reside. Beside Thailand it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent reside and Mauritania, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefe862,326/
Teuf861,118/
Teff86412/
Ștef86246/
Teft86236/
Teef86189/
Tief86185/
Tefs86144/
Teyf8695/
Teif8693/
Teaf8618/
Tesf866/
Tewf863/
Ttef863/
Tezf861/
Tevf861/
Tejf861/
Tefh861/
Htef861/
Tefz860/
Tefft752,658/
Teaff75476/
Teefe75261/
Teffe75204/
Tieff7584/
Teeft7572/
Thief7563/
Teffs7548/
Tesfe7517/
Thefe7516/
Teyfs7513/
Theif759/
Teefs756/
Theff753/
Teife753/
Teuff753/
Thetf752/
Theef752/
Teftt752/
Teetf752/
Teizf751/
Tesft751/
Theuf751/
Teifs751/
Tefch751/
Teatf751/
Teisf751/
Theaf750/
Thefz750/
Teffh750/
Tew6715,819/
Teb67881/
Tev67611/
Tif67524/
Tefova6745/
Theefs6717/
Teeffe6714/
Taheef679/
Tyf677/
Theifz676/
Teitfs676/
Theiff675/
Teaffe675/
Theift671/
Tteefe671/
Tjf671/

Tef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺗﻒatf-

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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
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  • 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 Tef
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