Tefferi Surname

182,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tefferi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefferi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Tefferi (1,296) may also be a first name.

Tefferi Last Name Facts

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

Tefferi is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tefferi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefferi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 182,810th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,135,777 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tefferi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 218,669th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 1,296 people.

The last name Tefferi is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Without taking into account Ethiopia Tefferi exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Tefferi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tefferi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.8% more than the national average, earning $56,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.42% more than the national average, earning $61,317 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefferie931/
Teferi92109,515/
Teffera867,557/
Teferie865,480/
Tofferi86216/
Teferri8658/
Teferis8615/
Teffere868/
Teffery862/
Teferei861/
Tefferra8011/
Tepferis801/
Tefera77277,413/
Tefere776,452/
Tefery7755/
Taferi7754/
Tefari7718/
Tefiri772/
Tiferi771/
Tefferroa751/
Teferra7116,689/
Taffari71125/
Tiffiri7161/
Taffere7144/
Teefera714/
Teferea714/
Tiefere713/
Toffari712/
Tiferit711/
Tefered711/
Toffery711/
Tefeira711/
Taferei711/
Töffari711/
Teferre711/
Tepfere711/
Taferii711/
Tiefari711/
Thaferi711/
Tefarie711/
Teafari711/
Tiffery710/
Taffery710/
Ștefăroi6778/
Taffarei673/
Teferess671/
Töpferei671/

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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 Tefferi
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