Tefor Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Tefor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tefor (19) may also be a first name.

Tefor Last Name Facts

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

Tefor is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,305,105th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tefor live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The last name Tefor is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Not including Morocco this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tehfor9111/
Teford9111/
Tefour9110/
Tefoor913/
Tefort913/
Tedfor913/
Teforh911/
Teefor911/
Tepfor910/
Teafor910/
Tedford835,722/
Teaford83927/
Tetford83186/
Teifour8363/
Teyfour8315/
Teiford832/
Tepford831/
Tehfour831/
Taefoor831/
Tiefour831/
Tefford830/
Tafor80504/
Tifor80120/
Tefur8066/
Tofor8013/
Tyfor801/
Tefar801/
Thetfore777/
Thepford774/
Tephford774/
Teddford773/
Thefford772/
Tedfordd771/
Teadford771/
Tettford771/
Thetfort771/
Theifort771/
Tessford770/
Thedfort770/
Tifour732,618/
Teyfur731,087/
Taifor73239/
Tayfor7330/
Tofohr7325/
Toforh7324/
Tafoor7319/
Teifur7315/
Toifor7311/
Tapfor7311/
Tyfour7311/
Teffar736/
Tefare734/
Teefur733/
Tefure732/
Tifoor732/
Thefur731/
Tifore731/
Tiofor731/
Tizfor731/
Tofuor731/
Tahfor731/
Tyfoor731/
Thefar731/
Teffur731/
Tesfar731/
Taffor731/
Toffor731/
Topfor730/
Tiford730/
Tayfour676,525/
Taifour675,080/
Titford67310/
Taifoor67140/
Tiffour6787/
Tifford6764/
Tayfoor6761/
Tiefuhr6730/
Tuyford6713/
Tywford676/
Tayford672/
Tidford672/
Tifoure672/
Toffour672/
Taffour672/
Tuiford671/
Tofforh671/
Tayfore671/
Taifuor671/
Thefart671/
Tephord670/
Tichfor670/
Toiford670/
Thefaur670/

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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 Tefor
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