Tefaya Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Tefaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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 more frequently found in Chad than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tefaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tefaya live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 4 people.
The surname Tefaya is most widespread in Chad, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 13,592,199. Without taking into account Chad Tefaya exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.
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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 Tefaya
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