Tefoune Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tefoune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefoune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Tefoune Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tefoune is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefoune? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tefoune is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tefoune are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,199,501. In Niger Tefoune is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teffoune931/
Tefoun921/
Tefone921/
Tifoune8617/
Tefoung8614/
Teffoun862/
Tefouen861/
Tefogne861/
Tefon8394/
Tefun8310/
Tefouengue821/
Tesfaune804/
Tiffoune801/
Tifoun77314/
Teyfun77288/
Tafone77133/
Tefane7786/
Tafune7764/
Tefong7729/
Tifone7723/
Teffon7712/
Tefine778/
Tofone777/
Tefoin775/
Tefona771/
Tifune771/
Tepfun771/
Tefuni771/
Teafon770/
Tiffounet752/
Tifouni71388/
Tifouny71164/
Ștefoni7138/
Taffone7127/
Tefoyem7127/
Tefaine7120/
Tafaune7111/
Tafouni715/
Tiffoun715/
Teffane715/
Tepfunt714/
Tafunea713/
Theefon713/
Tesfhun712/
Thofone711/
Tesfane711/
Tafunei711/
Teffoni711/
Thepfun711/
Tiofone711/
Tafonne711/
Taafune711/
Teffong711/
Tifoney710/
Teffaine67119/
Tefan6793/
Tiffoney6767/
Thefaine6739/
Theifane6738/
Toefanie6733/
Tayfuner6720/
Tifon6717/
Tiffonet6711/
Tiffoine678/
Tyfon673/
Tafounai671/
Tifongne671/
Tiffonie671/
Tefanesh671/
Teffanie671/
Thedfond671/
Tesfayne671/
Tephoung671/
Tiefaine671/
Tefaunui671/
Tefum671/
Tyfun670/

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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 Tefoune
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