Tefaya Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Tefaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tefaya (4) may also be a first name.

Tefaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tefaya is most common in Chad. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tefaya reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 4 people.

It is most commonly used in Chad, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 13,592,199. Aside from Chad this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfaya9222/
Tefay919/
Tefaa919/
Tesfay83139,709/
Tefaye831,293/
Tofaya83128/
Tafaya8311/
Tefiya838/
Tefoya836/
Tefahy834/
Tefaja831/
Tefayo831/
Tifaya831/
Teefaa831/
Tefa8019,129/
Tefy8020/
Tesfaye771,173,468/
Tapfaya7752/
Teffaye7710/
Teffaja779/
Tesfayo775/
Tesfaiy773/
Tafayah771/
Tessfay771/
Thefaha771/
Tedfaye771/
Teafaye771/
Tesfays771/
Tieffay770/
Teffa73451/
Tafay73340/
Teefy73263/
Teefa73161/
Tiefa73148/
Tefau73127/
Tefaj7365/
Teifa7364/
Teffy7325/
Tiefy7319/
Teafa7315/
Tefai7312/
Tofay7310/
Tesfy735/
Tifaa732/
Tefae731/
Tefey731/
Tefoa731/
Teyfa731/
Tefea731/
Tessfaye712,417/
Tesfayee719/
Tesffaye719/
Tesfayeh714/
Thephaya714/
Tesfayus712/
Tofayaha711/
Tesfauye711/
Tesfaaye711/
Teesfaye711/
Tesfai6736,684/
Tafoya6717,376/
Tefiye67272/
Tofayo67249/
Tafiya67227/
Teefey67213/
Tiffay67197/
Tofoya6756/
Toefey6736/
Tiefau6731/
Ștefea6731/
Tafayo6724/
Tesfau6713/
Tayfha6712/
Tafaye6711/
Tifayo6711/
Tofiya676/
Tefeja675/
Tessfy674/
Tisfay674/
Tefoye674/
Tieffa674/
Tofeya674/
Taffay674/
Toffay673/
Tieffy673/
Tafaiy672/
Tifiya672/
Tesfey672/
Tefeia671/
Tefeye671/
Tifeya671/
Tifoya671/
Tafeya671/
Teffey671/
Tesfiy671/
Teufai671/
Tejfai671/
Tefeha671/
Tefeyi671/
Tafaia671/
Tesfayesh671/
Taafay671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tefaya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis