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Where Does The Last Name Terfa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Terfa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terfa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 39,433^rd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 547,483 people. The surname Terfa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Terfa reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terfa is also the 15,740^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 60,574 people.

Terfa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,660 people, or 1 in 23,126. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 89 percent live, Taraba, where 3 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 36 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.

Terfa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Terfa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Terfa last name grew 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terfa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Terfa surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Terfa surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Terfa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.63% less than the national average, earning $32,522 USD per year.