Tefina Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tefina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Tefina (19) may also be a first name.

Tefina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tefina is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tefina is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Tefina live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Tefina is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Tefina is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent reside.

Tefina Last Name Statistics demography

Tefina earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.75% less than the national average, earning R 33,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefinga921/
Tefin914/
Tiefin8343/
Tafina8323/
Tifina8318/
Tofina8310/
Teffin832/
Tefino831/
Tefena831/
Tefing831/
Tefn802/
Thiefin77414/
Tieffin7724/
Tefegna773/
Tofaina771/
Thefing771/
Tayfina771/
Tafinaj771/
Teffien771/
Tefhena771/
Tofinau771/
Tifinha771/
Thifina770/
Teiffin770/
Tiffina770/
Teffing770/
Tifin73105/
Tefen7312/
Tefne731/
Tiefenau7133/
Thieffin7126/
Thifinau7121/
Teafenga719/
Thafaina711/
Tofe'ina711/
Tafineau711/
Tiffinay710/
Tiffin673,731/
Taffineau6777/
Tefend6766/
Toifin6750/
Tafena6728/
Tiffineau6721/
Teufen6719/
Tiefen6711/
Tifino677/
Tayfin677/
Tayfinova677/
Teffen675/
Tifena671/
Tofena671/
Tyffin671/
Thephinap671/
Tephin671/
Teyfen671/
Tefynn670/

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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 Tefina
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