Terfai Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Terfai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terfai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4411:87,60013,457
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Terfai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terfai is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Terfai.

How Common Is The Last Name Terfai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Terfai is the 503,100th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Terfai reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname Terfai is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 87,600. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Tissemsilt Province, where 73 percent live, Blida Province, where 27 percent live and Algiers Province, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria Terfai occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terfaia9223/
Terfa9113,311/
Terfi91942/
Terfie831,940/
Terfas831,843/
Terfaa83230/
Terfat8397/
Terfea8343/
Terffa8310/
Tarfai836/
Terfay832/
Terfiy831/
Terrfa831/
Terfaz831/
Tarfaia77279/
Terfaya77266/
Terfoja779/
Tierfaa771/
Terfist771/
Terfach771/
Tarfa738,301/
Terfe737,920/
Tarfi731,759/
Torfa73609/
Torfi7398/
Trefa7330/
Trefi7330/
Tirfa7323/
Tirfi7311/
Terfé731/
Terffiya711/
Tirfie672,096/
Thorfi6720/
Terfer6716/
Tarfah6716/
Tiorfi6710/
Treffi678/
Tervah678/
Trefaș676/
Tarfaa675/
Tirfea674/
Terfet672/
Tharfi672/
Tiorfa671/
Therfe671/
Terfee671/
Tarfay671/
Torfah671/
Terfes671/
Terffe671/
Tarfie670/

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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 Terfai
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