Tefft Surname

163,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tefft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6191:138,39614,442
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7471:67,2277,296

Tefft (11) may also be a first name.

Tefft Last Name Facts

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

Tefft has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tefft.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,411th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,741,740 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Tefft reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,619 people, or 1 in 138,396. In The United States Tefft is most numerous in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Tefft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tefft has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 351 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tefft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tefft last name are 10.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tefft earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $50,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teffts911/
Teff89412/
Teft89236/
Tifft80850/
Teaff80476/
Tofft80246/
Teffe80204/
Tafft8085/
Tieff8084/
Teeft8072/
Teffs8048/
Tefts8036/
Tefte808/
Theff803/
Teuff803/
Teftt802/
Tesft801/
Teuft801/
Taeft800/
Teffh800/
Theft800/
Tef7573/
Teeffe7314/
Teaffe735/
Theiff735/
Thieft733/
Theift731/
Tiffts731/
Taft6714,314/
Toft6711,055/
Tefe672,326/
Teuf671,118/
Tift671,040/
Ștef67246/
Teef67189/
Tief67185/
Tefs67144/
Teyf6795/
Teif6793/
Tiff6778/
Tyft6752/
Teaf6718/
Tesf676/
Tewf673/
Ttef673/
Tewt672/
Htef671/
Tetv671/
Tezf671/
Tevf671/
Tejf671/
Tefh671/
Tefz670/

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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 Tefft
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