Tefana Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Tefana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia981:2,865605
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Tefana (15) may also be a first name.

Tefana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tefana is found in French Polynesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Tefana reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Polynesia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most prevalent in French Polynesia, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 2,865. Barring French Polynesia Tefana occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ștefana9263/
Tefanai925/
Tefanga922/
Teffana921/
Tefanau921/
Tifana83394/
Tofana83287/
Tafana83181/
Tefani8398/
Tefane8386/
Tefano8314/
Tefany833/
Tefena831/
Tefona831/
Tefanis7743/
Thofana7730/
Thefani7729/
Tefaine7720/
Taifana778/
Teffane775/
Thefany772/
Tefaini772/
Teffany772/
Toefano771/
Dtefani771/
Tefanny771/
Tesfane771/
Tesfany771/
Tefanos771/
Tefhena771/
Tafanau771/
Tofaina771/
Tayfana771/
Tifagna771/
Teffani771/
Tefhany771/
Teffaine71119/
Thefaine7139/
Theifane7138/
Tiefenau7133/
Theofany715/
Tephanga714/
Tesfaune714/
Thafaina711/
Tefanesh711/
Tiefaine711/
Taffanay711/
Tefaunui711/
Tiffanay711/
Tesfayne711/
Teffanie711/
Tesfanesh6727,367/
Tifani67587/
Thiefaine67236/
Tifany67150/
Tifane67116/
Tafona6751/
Tofană6730/
Tafena6728/
Theofanny6725/
Tiffaneau6724/
Tyfani6713/
Tofona678/
Taffaneau678/
Tifano676/
Tefono672/
Tifona672/
Tyfane671/
Tofena671/
Theifanos671/
Tifena671/
Tefone671/
Teaphayna670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tefana
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