Tefele Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Tefele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Teféle (1) are calculated separately.
Tefele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tefele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tefele is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as: Teféle. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tefele? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tefele is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Tefele occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Tefele are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 97 percent live and Milne Bay, where 3 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in American Samoa, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teféle | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tefeleu | 92 | 52 | / |
| Teufele | 92 | 50 | / |
| Tefeles | 92 | 46 | / |
| Tefelei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tefle | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tefeli | 83 | 51 | / |
| Tofele | 83 | 27 | / |
| Tifele | 83 | 19 | / |
| Tefile | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tafele | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tefeil | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tefale | 83 | 2 | / |
| Teefle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teffle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thefle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tefole | 83 | 0 | / |
| Töffele | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tefaile | 77 | 9 | / |
| Teffeil | 77 | 7 | / |
| Toffele | 77 | 4 | / |
| T'Efeil | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tefelai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tefiles | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tefeili | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tehfleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tafiele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thefale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teffeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tefecel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tepfeal | 77 | 0 | / |
| Teefale | 77 | 0 | / |
| Teffetelle | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tefeteller | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tefetiller | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tifle | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tyfle | 73 | 0 | / |
| Teffeteller | 71 | 591 | / |
| Tiefelai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Tefeeteller | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teffiles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teffeill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tisfeler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teuffhel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofile | 67 | 1,818 | / |
| Tofale | 67 | 132 | / |
| Tofole | 67 | 63 | / |
| Tefili | 67 | 49 | / |
| Tafale | 67 | 42 | / |
| Tafeli | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tafile | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tafole | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tefali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tifile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tefail | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teffetteller | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tefila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thieffile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tifela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiffle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tifeil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teffeeteller | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teeffeteller | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiféle | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Tefele
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