Terfaa Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Terfaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terfaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2261:170,93621,341
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Terfaa (16) may also be a first name.

Terfaa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terfaa is found most frequently in Algeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Terfaa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terfaa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Terfaa is the 1,076,574th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terfaa live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 16 people.

The surname Terfaa is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 170,936. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Relizane Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Algeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terfaya92266/
Terfaia9223/
Tierfaa921/
Terfa9113,311/
Terfas831,843/
Terfai83653/
Terfat8397/
Terfea8343/
Terffa8310/
Tarfaa835/
Terfay832/
Terrfa831/
Terfaz831/
Terfoja779/
Terfach771/
Tarfa738,301/
Terfe737,920/
Terfi73942/
Torfa73609/
Trefa7330/
Tirfa7323/
Terfé731/
Terffiya711/
Terfie671,940/
Terfer6716/
Tarfah6716/
Tervah678/
Trefaș676/
Tarfai676/
Tirfea674/
Terfet672/
Terffe671/
Terfes671/
Terfiy671/
Torfah671/
Therfe671/
Tarfay671/
Terfee671/
Tiorfa671/

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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
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  • 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 Terfaa
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