Terfaya Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Terfaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 265 | 1:145,779 | 19,312 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Terfaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terfaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Terfaya is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Terfaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 973,426th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. Terfaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terfaya live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Mahgreb.
It is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 145,779. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Béchar Province, where 55 percent are found, Naâma Province, where 44 percent are found and Batna Province, where 0 percent are found. Besides Algeria Terfaya exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terfaa | 92 | 230 | / |
| Terfay | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tarfaya | 86 | 1,478 | / |
| Terfaia | 86 | 23 | / |
| Tierfaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Terfa | 83 | 13,311 | / |
| Terffiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Terfai | 77 | 653 | / |
| Terfea | 77 | 43 | / |
| Terffa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Terrfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarfay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Terfiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarfaia | 71 | 279 | / |
| Terfoja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tarfaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terfe | 67 | 7,920 | / |
| Terfi | 67 | 942 | / |
| Tirfa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Trefy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tyrfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torfayeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Terfé | 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 Terfaya
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