Tefera Surname

1,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tefera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia276,4011:35344
United States6361:569,90446,784
Canada711:518,95243,932
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Sweden481:205,14114,201
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Norway181:285,68329,080
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Tefera (439,680) may also be a first name.

Tefera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tefera (Russian: Тефера) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tefera.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,964th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,270 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tefera are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,328th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 439,680 people.

It is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 276,401 people, or 1 in 353. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Tefera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tefera last name are 39.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Tefera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning 333,527 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.28% less than the national average, earning R 30,228 per year; in United States they earn 1.19% less than the national average, earning $42,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.2% less than the national average, earning $36,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teferra9216,689/
Teffera927,557/
Teferea924/
Teefera924/
Teferad921/
Tefetra921/
Tefeira921/
Teferraç8623/
Tefferra8611/
Tefeurra861/
Teferi83109,515/
Tefere836,452/
Tefora83396/
Tifera83160/
Tefara8372/
Tefery8355/
Tafera838/
Tefero832/
Tefferroa801/
Teferie775,480/
Tefferi772,324/
Taffera77117/
Teferri7758/
Teverah7720/
Teferis7715/
Teffere778/
Teifora775/
Tiefere773/
Teffery772/
Tefered771/
Teferei771/
Tefetro771/
Tafhera771/
Tepfere771/
Thefara771/
Teferre771/
Tepferis711/
Tefferie711/
Teferess711/
Tafira671,688/
Tafara67182/
Tifora6785/
Tofara6757/
Tafero6722/
Tefiro6719/
Tifere6717/
Tifira675/
Tafora673/
Tefiri672/
Tifara672/
Tefire672/
Tofira671/
Tefiry671/
Tiferi671/
Tofero671/
Tyfere671/
Tafyra671/
Tjfira671/
Tiffereau671/

Tefera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tefera in the Russian language
Тефераtefera-

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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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  • 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 Tefera
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