Tefir Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tefir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1421:548,03830,314
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Tefir Last Name Facts

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

Tefir is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Tefir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Tefir live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 548,038. In Turkey it is most common in: Ordu Province, where 48 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 30 percent live and Denizli Province, where 17 percent live. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Romania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefire912/
Teffir911/
Tefier910/
Teffier833/
Teifair832/
Teefire831/
Tefre80222/
Tofir80199/
Tefer8070/
Tafir8069/
Tifir8034/
Tefere736,452/
Tepfer73768/
Teufer73331/
Teffer73261/
Teifer73148/
Tefert73107/
Tiefer7340/
Tyfair7314/
Toffir7312/
Tawfir738/
Thofir737/
Teffre735/
Thafir734/
Tafhir733/
Toefer733/
Teefer733/
Taifir732/
Teferr731/
Tifire731/
Tafuir731/
Tahfir731/
Tafier731/
Tetfer730/
Toepfer672,842/
Teuffer67133/
Teifert6765/
Tepferd6749/
Toffier6734/
Tieffer6718/
Toyfair6712/
Teffere678/
Teffert674/
Teiffer674/
Tesfayr672/
Teepfer671/
Theufer671/
Teufher671/
Toeffer671/
Teferre671/
Tepfere671/
Tepffer671/
Tifaire671/

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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 Tefir
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