Terefa Surname
Approximately 2,681 people bear this surname
Terefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,576 | 1:37,867 | 4,280 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Terefa (9,383) may also be a first name.
Terefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Terefa has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Terefa.
How Common Is The Last Name Terefa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Terefa is the 162,260th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,718,219 people. Terefa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Terefa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 63,966th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 9,383 people.
The last name Terefa is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Aside from Ethiopia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terefach | 86 | 1 | / |
| Terefaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Terefe | 83 | 124,048 | / |
| Terefi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Terafa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Terifa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Trejfa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Terefy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Terrefe | 77 | 1,628 | / |
| Terifaj | 77 | 156 | / |
| Terifay | 77 | 91 | / |
| Tereffe | 77 | 19 | / |
| Terifai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Terefie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tereffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teraffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tereife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Terrifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Terefer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarefah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Terefech | 71 | 7,083 | / |
| Terefich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terefitt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tarifa | 67 | 13,048 | / |
| Tarafa | 67 | 760 | / |
| Terife | 67 | 139 | / |
| Tirifa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Torofa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Torifa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tirafa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Terifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Torafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tarofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Terzieffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tirefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Terify | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Terefa
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