Tefewe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tefewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tefewe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Tefewe (9) may also be a first name.

Tefewe Last Name Facts

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

Tefewe occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefewe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tefewe live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 9 people.

The last name Tefewe is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Tefewe is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent live and Donga Department, where 50 percent live. Not including Benin it exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Tefowe833/
Tefeve831/
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Tifewa673/
Tafewi672/
Tifeeva622/
Tefebai621/
Tafaewai5718/
Tafawi5016/
Tofawi503/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tefewe
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