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
Teffe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻔﻪ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Teffé. For other potential spellings of Teffe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Teffe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,168,344th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Teffe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Teffe reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 15 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 95 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Teffe occurs in 9 countries. It is also common 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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