Tefsir Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tefsir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefsir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania791:51,8343,772
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tefsir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tefsir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺴﻴﺮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tefsir.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefsir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Tefsir is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tefsir live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 51,834. In Mauritania Tefsir is most prevalent in: Guidimagha Region, where 62 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 15 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefssir926/
Tefsire923/
Tafsir831,734/
Tevsir8355/
Tevssir779/
Tafshir776/
Tevsire775/
Thafsir772/
Tefchir771/
Tewsier771/
Tafssir771/
Tefseer771/
Tafsier771/
Tevssire711/
Tafser6712/
Tafseer62335/
Taphsir623/
Tevseer621/
Tawshir621/
Tofseer621/
Thafser621/
Thafseer5721/
Thafsheer531/
Thebsheer531/
Tawzer50309/
Tivzer5021/
Tavzer5017/
Tavcer5011/
Towzer507/
Towser505/
Tawser502/
Tawcer502/
Tevzer501/
Tiwgir501/
Tebzer501/
Tebger500/

Tefsir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tefsir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺴﻴﺮaltfsyr95.24
ﺗﻔﺴﻴﺮtfsyr4.76

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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
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  • 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 Tefsir
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