Tefer Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tefer (1,972) may also be a first name.

Tefer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tefer is most common in Ethiopia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Tefer live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 170,483rd most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 1,972 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Tefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tefer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tefer surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Tefer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.19% less than the national average, earning $19,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefere916,452/
Tepfer91768/
Teufer91331/
Teffer91261/
Teifer91148/
Tefert91107/
Tiefer9140/
Teefer913/
Toefer913/
Teferr911/
Tetfer910/
Tefier910/
Tefe892,326/
Toepfer832,842/
Teuffer83133/
Teifert8365/
Tepferd8349/
Tieffer8318/
Teffere838/
Teiffer834/
Teffert834/
Teffier833/
Teepfer831/
Teufher831/
Toeffer831/
Teferre831/
Tepfere831/
Tepffer831/
Theufer831/
Tafer802,297/
Teefe80261/
Tefre80222/
Teffe80204/
Tefir80144/
Tofer80102/
Tefeh8069/
Tehfe8065/
Tifer8059/
Tefie8045/
Tefeu8025/
Tesfe8017/
Thefe8016/
Tefei8013/
Tiefe803/
Teife803/
Teufe803/
Tefee802/
Tefet801/
Tefey801/
Tefea801/
Tyfer800/
Toepffer7779/
Tepferdt7713/
Toephfer772/
Theifert771/
Theiffer770/
Töpfer739,766/
Tiffer73702/
Topfer73604/
Tapfer73242/
Teefey73213/
Taffer73210/
Toffer7396/
Tehver7371/
Tayfer7364/
Thafer7336/
Tefe'e7332/
Ștefea7331/
Taifer7327/
Tifere7317/
Teffeu7316/
Teeffe7314/
Thifer739/
Teffeh738/
Tyfert737/
Tefett737/
Teaffe735/
Teffre735/
Tajfer735/
Tefeij735/
Tipfer733/
Tieffe733/
Teuffe732/
Tefire732/
Tafeer732/
Tesfey732/
Tifert732/
Tofear731/
Towfer731/
Teffes731/
Teffet731/
Thofer731/
Teffey731/
Tyffer731/
Teufeu731/
Thefeh731/
Tafier731/
Theufe731/
Tiefie731/
Tteefe731/
Tehfeh731/
Tyfere731/
Tiefei731/
Tesfet731/
Teffir731/
Teefee730/
Teffee730/
Teffie730/
Tefferová7113/
Tefa6719,129/
Tefi672,034/
Tiffert67469/
Tife67129/
Toffier6734/
Töpffer6730/
Tefy6720/
Toepher6714/
Töpfert679/
Tefé675/
Topffer673/
Teaffey672/
Tesfayr672/
Teifair672/
Tieffie672/
Htaffer671/
Theesfe671/
Thafeer671/
Thieffe671/
Thoffer671/
Taaffer671/
Teffiey671/
Tyffert671/
Teefire671/
Taifeur671/
Tesfesh671/
Tyfe670/
Tuiferd670/
Tophfer670/
Tayfear670/

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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 Tefer
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