Tefo Surname

116,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7131:31,6274,055
Lesotho9851:2,064245
Botswana8331:2,625316
Cameroon2941:70,6438,863
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Tefo (16,533) may also be a first name.

Tefo Last Name Facts

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

Tefo (Arabic: طفو) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,481st most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,841,685 people. Tefo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tefo live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tefo is also the 43,387th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 16,533 people.

The last name Tefo is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,713 people, or 1 in 31,627. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 45 percent are found, Limpopo, where 38 percent are found and North West, where 8 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Tefo occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 25 percent are found and Botswana, where 21 percent are found.

Tefo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tefo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tefo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tefo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 42.87% less than the national average, earning R 135,768 per year and in United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teffo897,722/
Tefou8961/
Teufo8927/
Thefo8922/
Teifo8916/
Tefos895/
Tefho894/
Tepfo894/
Teefo892/
Tiefo891/
Taefo891/
Tefoh891/
Tefoa891/
Tesfo891/
Tefoi891/
Theffo80226/
Teffot8029/
Tefoit806/
Tesfou805/
Ștefoi805/
Tedfod803/
Teuffo803/
Tiefou802/
Teffou802/
Teufou802/
Tteffo801/
Tetfuo801/
Teufoh801/
Tehfou801/
Teefoh801/
Teefou801/
Teiffo801/
Tefout801/
Tieffo801/
Teffoo801/
Theefo801/
Tefoot800/
Tefa7519,129/
Tafo75877/
Tifo75232/
Tofo75180/
Taefuoh731/
Tesfa6779,491/
Taffo671,078/
Teffa67451/
Toffo67248/
Taifo67247/
Tefas67185/
Teefa67161/
Tiefa67148/
Tefau67127/
Tifoi67105/
Teufa6797/
Tiffo6769/
Teifa6764/
Tafoi6741/
Thefa6733/
Tepho6728/
Tefeu6725/
Tifos6724/
Tiofo6722/
Tayfo6717/
Teafa6715/
Tafoh6715/
Tyfoi6713/
Tefah6713/
Tapfo6710/
Tefaa679/
Taefa679/
Tefat679/
Tehvo678/
Tuifo677/
Tifou676/
Thofo676/
Tafoo676/
Tehfa676/
Tofoi676/
Tafoy675/
Tifoy674/
Toefa673/
Toifo672/
Théfo672/
Dtifo672/
Tetfa672/
Tifoh671/
Tyfuo671/
Taafo671/
Tahfo671/
Thifo671/
Tofoh671/
Teyfa671/

Tefo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tefo in the Arabic language
طفوtfw-

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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 Tefo
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