Teffe Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Teffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Teffé (3) are calculated separately.
Teffe (15) may also be a first name.
Teffe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teffe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Teffe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻔﻪ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Teffé. For other possible spellings of Teffe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Teffe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Teffe is the 1,168,344th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Teffe live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania Teffe is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 95 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teffe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teffe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻔﻪ | tfh | - |
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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 Teffe
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