Terefie Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Terefie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Terefie (2) may also be a first name.
Terefie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terefie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Terefie is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Terefie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Terefie is the 11,742,229th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Terefie reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most common given name internationally, held by 2 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terefe | 92 | 124,048 | / |
| Terefi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Terrefe | 86 | 1,628 | / |
| Tereffe | 86 | 19 | / |
| Tereffi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Terefer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tereife | 86 | 1 | / |
| Terefech | 80 | 7,083 | / |
| Terefich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Terefitt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Terefa | 77 | 2,681 | / |
| Tarefe | 77 | 533 | / |
| Terafi | 77 | 131 | / |
| Torefe | 77 | 43 | / |
| Tarefi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Terifi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Terefy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tirefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Terzieffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Terrafi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Teraifi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Terifai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tirifie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tareefi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torrefe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terifee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teraffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terraifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Terefaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teriffee | 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 Terefie
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