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

The surname Tefft occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefft? popularity and diffusion

It is the 163,411th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,741,740 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Tefft are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tefft is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,619 people, or 1 in 138,396. In The United States Tefft is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Tefft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tefft has changed through the years. 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 Tefft are 10.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.1% registered with the political 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis