Tef Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Tef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
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 most common in Thailand. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tef.
How Common Is The Last Name Tef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Tef are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 725,185th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 160 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,207,448. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Udon Thani Province, where 94 percent live and Songkhla Province, where 3 percent live. Aside from Thailand Tef is found in 18 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent live and Mauritania, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tefe | 86 | 2,326 | / |
| Teuf | 86 | 1,118 | / |
| Teff | 86 | 412 | / |
| Ștef | 86 | 246 | / |
| Teft | 86 | 236 | / |
| Teef | 86 | 189 | / |
| Tief | 86 | 185 | / |
| Tefs | 86 | 144 | / |
| Teyf | 86 | 95 | / |
| Teif | 86 | 93 | / |
| Teaf | 86 | 18 | / |
| Tesf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tewf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ttef | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tezf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tevf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tejf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tefh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Htef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tefz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tefft | 75 | 2,658 | / |
| Teaff | 75 | 476 | / |
| Teefe | 75 | 261 | / |
| Teffe | 75 | 204 | / |
| Tieff | 75 | 84 | / |
| Teeft | 75 | 72 | / |
| Thief | 75 | 63 | / |
| Teffs | 75 | 48 | / |
| Tesfe | 75 | 17 | / |
| Thefe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Teyfs | 75 | 13 | / |
| Theif | 75 | 9 | / |
| Teefs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Theff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Teife | 75 | 3 | / |
| Teuff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Thetf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Theef | 75 | 2 | / |
| Teftt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Teetf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Teizf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tesft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Theuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teifs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tefch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teatf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teisf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Theaf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Thefz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Teffh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tew | 67 | 15,819 | / |
| Teb | 67 | 881 | / |
| Tev | 67 | 611 | / |
| Tif | 67 | 524 | / |
| Tefova | 67 | 45 | / |
| Theefs | 67 | 17 | / |
| Teeffe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Taheef | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tyf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Theifz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teitfs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Theiff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Teaffe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Theift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tteefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjf | 67 | 1 | / |
Tef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺗﻒ | atf | - |
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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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