Terfer Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Chile

Terfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Terfer (10) may also be a first name.

Terfer Last Name Facts

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

Terfer occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terfer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Terfer are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terfer is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Terfer is primarily found in: Benue, where 90 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Terfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Terfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Terfer last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terfehr92417/
Terfe917,920/
Terfie831,940/
Terfea8343/
Torfer8326/
Tarfer833/
Terfet832/
Therfe831/
Terffe831/
Terfes831/
Trefer831/
Terfir831/
Terfee831/
Treffer771,082/
Terfech779/
Tirfe7314,870/
Terfa7313,311/
Terfi73942/
Trefe7313/
Terfé731/
Tirfie672,096/
Terfai67653/
Terveh67356/
Terfaa67230/
Treffe6786/
Terffa6710/
Tirfea674/
Tirfey674/
Terphe672/
Trefee672/
Terfay672/
Terfiy671/
Trepfe671/
Terrfa671/
Trefey670/

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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 Terfer
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