Tefo Surname
Approximately 3,957 people bear this surname
Tefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,713 | 1:31,627 | 4,055 |
| Lesotho | 985 | 1:2,064 | 245 |
| Botswana | 833 | 1:2,625 | 316 |
| Cameroon | 294 | 1:70,643 | 8,863 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Tefo (16,533) may also be a first name.
Tefo Demographics
Average Tefo Salary in
United States
$32,725 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tefo (Arabic: طفو) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tefo.
How Common Is The Last Name Tefo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 116,481st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,841,685 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tefo reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tefo is also the 43,387th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 16,533 people.
The last name Tefo is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,713 people, or 1 in 31,627. In South Africa Tefo is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 45 percent reside, Limpopo, where 38 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 25 percent reside and Botswana, where 21 percent reside.
Tefo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tefo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tefo last name fell 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teffo | 89 | 7,722 | / |
| Tefou | 89 | 61 | / |
| Teufo | 89 | 27 | / |
| Thefo | 89 | 22 | / |
| Teifo | 89 | 16 | / |
| Tefos | 89 | 5 | / |
| Tefho | 89 | 4 | / |
| Tepfo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Teefo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tiefo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Taefo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tefoh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tefoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tesfo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tefoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Theffo | 80 | 226 | / |
| Teffot | 80 | 29 | / |
| Tefoit | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tesfou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ștefoi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tedfod | 80 | 3 | / |
| Teuffo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tiefou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Teffou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Teufou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tteffo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tetfuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teufoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tehfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teefoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teefou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teiffo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tefout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tieffo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teffoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Theefo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tefoot | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tefa | 75 | 19,129 | / |
| Tafo | 75 | 877 | / |
| Tifo | 75 | 232 | / |
| Tofo | 75 | 180 | / |
| Taefuoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tesfa | 67 | 79,491 | / |
| Taffo | 67 | 1,078 | / |
| Teffa | 67 | 451 | / |
| Toffo | 67 | 248 | / |
| Taifo | 67 | 247 | / |
| Tefas | 67 | 185 | / |
| Teefa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Tiefa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Tefau | 67 | 127 | / |
| Tifoi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Teufa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Tiffo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Teifa | 67 | 64 | / |
| Tafoi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Thefa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tepho | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tefeu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tifos | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tiofo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tayfo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Teafa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tafoh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tyfoi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tefah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tapfo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tefaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Taefa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tefat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tehvo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tuifo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tifou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thofo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tafoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tehfa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tofoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tafoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tifoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Théfo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dtifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tetfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tifoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyfuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tofoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
Tefo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tefo in the Arabic language | ||
| طفو | tfw | - |
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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
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- 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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