Terefe Surname

4,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Terefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia123,7931:788131
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England111:5,065,278148,650
Norway71:734,61250,907
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Terefe (127,687) may also be a first name.

Terefe Last Name Facts

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

Terefe (Russian: Терефе) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terefe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,535th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 58,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Terefe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Terefe is also the 8,145th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 127,687 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 123,793 people, or 1 in 788. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Terefe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Terefe surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Terefe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.38% less than the national average, earning 157,895 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning $37,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $49,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terrefe921,628/
Tereffe9219/
Terefie922/
Terefer921/
Tereife921/
Teref912,744/
Terefech867,083/
Terefa832,681/
Tarefe83533/
Terife83139/
Torefe8343/
Tereev8325/
Terefi835/
Tereif831/
Terief831/
Terefy831/
Tirefe831/
Theref831/
Teuref831/
Terzieffe801/
Teriffe7732/
Terzeev776/
Terefch774/
Terieff772/
Terehev772/
Tereffi771/
Torrefe771/
Terifee771/
Terzief771/
Tehreef771/
Teereew771/
Tereb7343/
Terev7321/
Terew7317/
Terif7310/
Terzieff71101/
Teherife712/
Terrifer711/
Teriffee711/
Terefaya711/
Terefich711/
Terefitt710/
Tarafe6710,072/
Tarife671,010/
Terafi67131/
Tereva67110/
Tetrev6778/
Teerhöfer6721/
Tireev6718/
Terzev6711/
Tesrif679/
Tarefi678/
Torafe677/
Teriev676/
Terifa674/
Tirafe672/
Tarofe672/
Terifi672/
Tyreef671/
Teerew671/
Taheereew671/
Terify671/
Teriff671/
Tehrif671/
Terreb671/
Terrew671/
Torife671/
Tereab671/
Tereaw671/
Tearew670/

Terefe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terefe in the Russian language
Терефеterefe-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Terefe
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