Terfie Surname

212,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Terfie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terfie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Terfie (1,505) may also be a first name.

Terfie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terfie occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Terfie.

How Common Is The Last Name Terfie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 212,324th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,756,467 people. The last name Terfie occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terfie reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Terfie is also the 200,339th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 1,505 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terfe917,920/
Terfi91942/
Tirfie832,096/
Terfai83653/
Terfea8343/
Terfer8316/
Terfet832/
Trefie832/
Therfe831/
Terffe831/
Terfes831/
Terfiy831/
Terfee831/
Tarfie830/
Terfehr77417/
Terfaia7723/
Terfech779/
Tarfiee779/
Terfist771/
Tirfe7314,870/
Terfa7313,311/
Tarfi731,759/
Tarfe731,279/
Torfe73135/
Torfi7398/
Trefi7330/
Trefe7313/
Tirfi7311/
Terfé731/
Terffiya711/
Terveh67356/
Terfaa67230/
Trefeu67156/
Treffe6786/
Torfeh6738/
Thorfi6720/
Tarfeh6717/
Tiorfi6710/
Terffa6710/
Treffi678/
Tarfai676/
Torfee674/
Tirfey674/
Tirfea674/
Tarffe674/
Tarfhe674/
Terphe672/
Trefee672/
Tarfee672/
Terfay672/
Tharfi672/
Thorfe671/
Tyrfye671/
Terrfa671/
Tarfej671/
Trepfe671/
Tarfey670/
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
  • 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 Terfie
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis