Teferi Surname

5,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Teferi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teferi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia108,9831:895154
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Canada401:921,14070,350
England311:1,797,35772,927
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Teferi (105,747) may also be a first name.

Teferi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Teferi occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Teferi.

How Common Is The Last Name Teferi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,177th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 66,544 people. The surname Teferi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Teferi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 9,697th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 105,747 people.

The last name Teferi is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 108,983 people, or 1 in 895. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Teferi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Teferi last name are 38.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Teferi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31.15% less than the national average, earning 238,287 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $42,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.25% less than the national average, earning $33,165 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teferie925,480/
Tefferi922,324/
Teferri9258/
Teferis9215/
Teferei921/
Tepferis861/
Tefferie861/
Tefera83277,413/
Tefere836,452/
Tefery8355/
Taferi8354/
Tefari8318/
Tefiri832/
Tiferi831/
Teferra7716,689/
Teffera777,557/
Tofferi77216/
Teffere778/
Teefera774/
Teferea774/
Tiefere773/
Teffery772/
Thaferi771/
Tiefari771/
Taferii771/
Tiferit771/
Tefarie771/
Tefered771/
Teafari771/
Tepfere771/
Teferre771/
Tefeira771/
Taferei771/
Ștefăroi7178/
Tefferra7111/
Töpferei711/
Teferess711/
Tafere6715,605/
Tafari67377/
Tofari67204/
Tifera67160/
Tifere6717/
Tafiri6716/
Tifari6713/
Tifori6712/
Tofiri6711/
Tifiri6710/
Tafori677/
Tefare674/
Tofere673/
Tefire672/
Tepherith672/
Tefiry671/
Tofori671/
Tefferroa671/
Tafery671/
Tyfere671/

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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 Teferi
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