Teft Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Teft Surname Definition:

Local. A piece of ground where there has been a house.

Teft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:562,80934,447
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Canada371:995,82774,831
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Teft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A piece of ground where there has been a house.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

TEFFT, TEFT: Local. A piece of ground where there has been a house.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Teft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teft is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Teft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teft is the 1,058,336th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Teft reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 562,809. In England Teft is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 46 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 31 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Teft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Teft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Teft surname increased 381 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Teft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Teft are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Teft earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning $49,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $46,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefft892,658/
Teeft8972/
Tefts8936/
Tefte898/
Teftt892/
Teuft891/
Tesft891/
Theft890/
Taeft890/
Tef8673/
Thieft803/
Teffts801/
Theift801/
Taft7514,314/
Toft7511,055/
Tefe752,326/
Teuf751,118/
Tift751,040/
Teff75412/
Ștef75246/
Teef75189/
Tief75185/
Tefs75144/
Teyf7595/
Teif7593/
Tyft7552/
Teaf7518/
Tesf756/
Ttef753/
Tewf753/
Tewt752/
Tetv751/
Tezf751/
Tevf751/
Tejf751/
Tefh751/
Htef751/
Tefz750/
Tifft67850/
Teaff67476/
Teefe67261/
Tofft67246/
Teffe67204/
Thoft67176/
Taftø67136/
Tafft6785/
Tieff6784/
Thief6763/
Teffs6748/
Tesfe6717/
Øtoft6716/
Thefe6716/
Taewt6715/
Teyfs6713/
Theif679/
Thift678/
Teefs676/
Teuff673/
Theff673/
Teife673/
Thebt672/
Thetf672/
Teetf672/
Theef672/
Tyfts671/
Tuift671/
Tywft671/
Teatf671/
Tavft671/
Tayft671/
Teizf671/
Htaft671/
Tewtz671/
Thyft671/
Theuf671/
Tefch671/
Teisf671/
Teifs671/
Tifts671/
Tapft670/
Taftt670/
Theaf670/
Thefz670/
Thaft670/
Teffh670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Teft
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis