Tefura Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tefura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tefura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tefura is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Tefura reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe Tefura is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 57 percent live, Harare Province, where 27 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tefoura921/
Tefeurra861/
Tafura831,195/
Tefora83396/
Tofura8325/
Tefuri8313/
Tefure832/
Tefuro831/
Tifoura771,530/
Taffura7777/
Tofuura7724/
Teyfuri7710/
Teifora775/
Tapfura772/
Tefauro771/
Taafura771/
Taifura771/
Teifouri718/
Tiffoura715/
Teyfouri715/
Teifoury711/
Tifourga711/
Tafira671,688/
Tafuro67786/
Tifora6785/
Tefiro6719/
Tifira675/
Tafoureau673/
Tjfira671/
Tofira671/

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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
  • 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 Tefura
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