Terfe Surname

63,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Terfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,8881:12,3661,801
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Terfé (1) are calculated separately.

Terfe (13,525) may also be a first name.

Terfe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terfe has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can also be found as: Terfé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terfe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,256th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 920,145 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terfe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Terfe is also the 49,900th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 13,525 people.

Terfe is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 7,888 people, or 1 in 12,366. Not including Ethiopia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Terfe Last Name Statistics demography

Terfe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.92% less than the national average, earning $21,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terfé931/
Terfie911,940/
Terfea9143/
Terfer9116/
Terfet912/
Therfe911/
Terffe911/
Terfes911/
Terfee911/
Terf8935/
Terfehr83417/
Terfech839/
Tirfe8014,870/
Terfa8013,311/
Tarfe801,279/
Terfi80942/
Torfe80135/
Trefe8013/
Tirfie732,096/
Terfai73653/
Terveh73356/
Terfaa73230/
Treffe7386/
Torfeh7338/
Theurf7323/
Tarfeh7317/
Terffa7310/
Tarfhe734/
Torfee734/
Tarffe734/
Tirfey734/
Tirfea734/
Tarfee732/
Trefee732/
Terfay732/
Terphe732/
Tarfej731/
Teerew731/
Terfiy731/
Trepfe731/
Terrfa731/
Thorfe731/
Tearew730/
Trefey730/
Tarfey730/
Tarfie730/
Terfaya67266/
Tirf67195/
Tref67101/
Terfaia6723/
Terw675/
Thorffe672/
Terehev672/
Terb672/
Theirft671/
Torffee671/
Terfist671/
Tierfaa671/
Tjrf671/
Terv670/
Treffey670/

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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 Terfe
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