Tefau Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Tefau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia1171:2,400486
Tuvalu91:1,24312
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tefau Last Name Facts

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

Tefau is found in French Polynesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,596,935th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Tefau live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Polynesia.

The surname Tefau is most widely held in French Polynesia, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 2,400. Without taking into account French Polynesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tuvalu, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiefau9131/
Tesfau9113/
Tefa8919,129/
Tefu894,066/
Teffaut8398/
Teffeau8361/
Thefaut8323/
Teffaud8320/
Tesfaue839/
Tefault830/
Tesfa8079,491/
Tesfu8030,070/
Teffu801,268/
Teffa80451/
Tafau80204/
Tefas80185/
Teefa80161/
Tiefa80148/
Tefue80132/
Teufa8097/
Tefuh8095/
Tefaj8065/
Teifa8064/
Tefou8061/
Tefus8035/
Thefa8033/
Taefu8033/
Ștefu8032/
Tefeu8025/
Thefu8017/
Teefu8015/
Teafa8015/
Tefah8013/
Tefai8012/
Tefat809/
Tefay809/
Taefa809/
Tefaa809/
Tehfa806/
Toefa803/
Tofau802/
Tiefu802/
Tetfa802/
Tefae801/
Tefoa801/
Tefui801/
Tefut801/
Tifau801/
Teyfa801/
Tefea801/
Teffault776/
The'faut774/
Tesfayus772/
Thefault771/
Tesfauye771/
Tesfay73139,709/
Tesfai7336,684/
Teffah736,049/
Tefaye731,293/
Tefaha73159/
Tifeau7345/
Tifaju7340/
Tefoue7332/
Ștefea7331/
Tefueh7323/
Teffeu7316/
Teuffa7316/
Teffas739/
Tifaut738/
Tefiya738/
Tuifau738/
Tefoya736/
Tesfat736/
Taifau735/
Tesfou735/
Tefeja735/
Tieffa734/
Tefahy734/
Tessfa734/
Tiefou732/
Teffou732/
Teufah732/
Teufou732/
Tefaya732/
Tefach731/
Tefeia731/
Tessfu731/
Teffat731/
Tefath731/
Tetfuo731/
Ștefuț731/
Teufai731/
Teufeu731/
Tetfah731/
Tehfou731/
Tehfuh731/
Tejfai731/
Teefou731/
Tefaja731/
Tefayo731/
Tefeha731/
Tefout731/
Thefah731/
Tesfeu731/
Tesfha731/
Tefeue731/
Teefaa731/
Thefue730/
Tesfaye671,173,468/
Tafa6732,708/
Tofa676,854/
Tifa674,120/
Tefo673,957/
Tofu671,265/
Tifu671,049/
Tafu67949/
Tefouet67591/
Teifuji67155/
Tyfa67130/
Týfa67102/
Teffaha6762/
Tiefoue6723/
Tesfaya6722/
Tiffeau6719/
Thifaut6716/
Thepfai6713/
Teffaye6710/
Teffaja679/
Teffeha678/
Tiffaut675/
Tesfayo675/
Tyfu675/
Tesfaie674/
Tifault673/
Tesfaiy673/
Tyfault671/
Teefueh671/
Taefaha671/
Teffahe671/
Tessfai671/
Teufoue671/
Teffoue671/
Theuffa671/
Tteifah671/
Tesfuye671/
Tesfyia671/
Tessfay671/
Thefaha671/
Tedfaye671/
Teafaye671/
Tjfa671/
Tesfays671/
Tieffay670/
Teefass670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tefau
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