Teferra Surname

31,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Teferra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teferra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia16,4201:5,941944
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Teferra (16,320) may also be a first name.

Teferra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teferra occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Teferra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Teferra is the 31,959th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 436,668 people. The surname Teferra occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Teferra reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 43,822nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 16,320 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 16,420 people, or 1 in 5,941. Not including Ethiopia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Teferra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Teferra are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Teferra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.05% less than the national average, earning 179,797 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $43,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.92% more than the national average, earning $72,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teferraç9323/
Tefferra9311/
Tefeurra931/
Tefera92277,413/
Tefferroa881/
Teffera867,557/
Teferri8658/
Teefera864/
Teferea864/
Tefeira861/
Teferre861/
Teferad861/
Tefetra861/
Teferi77109,515/
Tefere776,452/
Tefora77396/
Tifera77160/
Tefara7772/
Tefery7755/
Tafera778/
Tefero772/
Teferie715,480/
Tefferi712,324/
Taffera71117/
Teverah7120/
Teferis7115/
Teffere718/
Teifora715/
Tiefere713/
Teffery712/
Tefetro711/
Teferei711/
Tefered711/
Tepfere711/
Thefara711/
Tafhera711/
Tafarra711/
Teferess671/
Taiferro671/
Tepferis671/
Thefarro671/
Tefferie671/
Taaferro670/

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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 Teferra
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