Terfaya Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Terfaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terfaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2651:145,77919,312
France11:66,422,722504,397

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terfaa92230/
Terfay922/
Tarfaya861,478/
Terfaia8623/
Tierfaa861/
Terfa8313,311/
Terffiya801/
Terfai77653/
Terfea7743/
Terffa7710/
Terrfa771/
Tarfay771/
Terfiy771/
Tarfaia71279/
Terfoja719/
Tarfaye711/
Terfe677,920/
Terfi67942/
Tirfa6723/
Trefy676/
Tyrfy671/
Torfayeh671/
Terfé671/

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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 Terfaya
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