Tephens Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tephens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tephens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tephens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tephens is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tephens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Tephens is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Tephens reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 27 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and Alabama, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States Tephens occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Tephens Last Name Statistics demography

Tephens earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ttephens930/
Tophens860/
Teppans718/
Taphons710/
Teffens710/
Tophans710/
Theepans671/
Tipans6211/
Topans621/
Tapans621/
Tifense5728/
Tappans572/
Thapons571/
Thafenz571/
Tippons571/
Tippans571/
Toppans570/
Taffens570/
Tiffense531/

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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 Tephens
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