Tefiya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tefiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tefiya (10) may also be a first name.

Tefiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tefiya (Russian: Тефия) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tefiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Tefiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Tefiya are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 10 people.

Tefiya is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 57 percent live and Nasarawa, where 43 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefiye83272/
Tafiya83227/
Tofiya836/
Tefoya836/
Tefaya832/
Tifiya832/
Tefeia831/
Tofiyah7728/
Tesfaya7722/
Tafiyah7712/
Tesfaiy773/
Tapfiya771/
Teffiey771/
Tesfyia771/
Tefau73127/
Tefaj7365/
Tefie7345/
Tefei7313/
Tefai7312/
Tefaa739/
Tefay739/
Tefij738/
Tefoa731/
Tefui731/
Tefea731/
Tefoi731/
Tefey731/
Tefae731/
Tesfay67139,709/
Tesfai6736,684/
Tafoya6717,376/
Tefaye671,293/
Teefey67213/
Tofaya67128/
Tofoya6756/
Toefey6736/
Ștefea6731/
Tiefau6731/
Tifiyo6714/
Tesfau6713/
Tafaya6711/
Tefoit676/
Ștefoi675/
Tefeja675/
Tefeij675/
Tefoye674/
Tefahy674/
Tofeya674/
Tafoia673/
Tafiyo673/
Tesfey672/
Tafaiy672/
Tefeha671/
Tefeyi671/
Tefayo671/
Tafaia671/
Tifoya671/
Tofeia671/
Tefaja671/
Tejfai671/
Teufai671/
Tefeye671/
Tifeya671/
Tofiyo671/
Tafeya671/
Teffey671/
Teefaa671/
Tifaya671/
Tiefei671/
Teffie670/

Tefiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tefiya in the Russian language
Тефияtefia-

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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 Tefiya
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