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 more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tef.
How Common Is The Last Name Tef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 160 people.
The surname Tef is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,207,448. In Thailand Tef is mostly found in: Udon Thani Province, where 94 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Thailand this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent are found and Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.
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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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