Tefari Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tefari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Tefari (33) may also be a first name.

Tefari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tefari occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefari? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tefari is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Tefari reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

Tefari is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teafari921/
Tefarie921/
Tiefari921/
Teefarit861/
Teferi83109,515/
Tafari83377/
Tofari83204/
Tefara8372/
Tifari8313/
Tefare834/
Teferie775,480/
Tefferi772,324/
Taffari77125/
Ttofari7767/
Teferri7758/
Tayfari779/
Tajfari777/
Tavfari773/
Toffari772/
Töffari771/
Tesfori771/
Tafarih771/
Tafarei771/
Tivfari771/
Thafari771/
Thefara771/
Tahfari771/
Tofarai771/
Tefared771/
Teferei771/
Ștefăroi7178/
Tahafari7146/
Thaafari7125/
Teifouri718/
Teyfouri715/
Taffarei713/
Teifoori712/
Tefaaroa711/
Tefferie711/
Tefere676,452/
Tefora67396/
Tafare67232/
Tefery6755/
Taferi6754/
Tafary6714/
Tifori6712/
Tofare6711/
Tafori677/
Tifare673/
Tifara672/
Tiferi671/
Tafári671/
Tofori671/
Tyfare670/

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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 Tefari
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