Teref Surname

159,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Teref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Teref (2,086) may also be a first name.

Teref Last Name Facts

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

The surname Teref is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Teref.

How Common Is The Last Name Teref? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,055th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,655,811 people. The surname Teref is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Teref reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 164,860th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 2,086 people.

The surname Teref is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Aside from Ethiopia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terefe91124,048/
Theref911/
Teuref911/
Tereif911/
Terief911/
Terrefe831,628/
Tereffe8319/
Terefch834/
Terieff832/
Terzief831/
Tehreef831/
Tereife831/
Taref80265/
Toref8095/
Tereb8043/
Terev8021/
Terew8017/
Terif8010/
Terzieff77101/
Tareef733,426/
Tarief73195/
Terife73139/
Tereva73110/
Tetrev7378/
Tereev7325/
Torref7316/
Terzev7311/
Tesrif739/
Teriev736/
Tareff735/
Tareif732/
Tehrif731/
Teerew731/
Tereaw731/
Tirefe731/
Taerif731/
Taaref731/
Terrew731/
Terreb731/
Teriff731/
Tyreef731/
Tereab731/
Tearew730/
Terriff6747/
Teriffe6732/
Terzeev676/
Tejhreb676/
Thareef672/
Terehev672/
Terziew671/
Taareef671/
Theriff671/
Tareiff671/
Toeriff671/
Teereew671/
Tetreav670/
Teuriff670/

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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 Teref
  • 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