Tesefa Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Tesefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Tesefa (2,890) may also be a first name.
Tesefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tesefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tesefa is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tesefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Tesefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tesefa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 135,183rd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 2,890 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Excluding Ethiopia Tesefa is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesefay | 92 | 10 | / |
| Tessefay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tesifa | 83 | 1,932 | / |
| Tosefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tesefe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tesafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Toseafa | 77 | 365 | / |
| Teseefy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tesafay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toseefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tashefah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tisafa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tasifa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tasafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tesofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tessofo | 62 | 11 | / |
| Tisafai | 62 | 7 | / |
| Tosifah | 62 | 5 | / |
| Toshifa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Tiszafa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tashifa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Taisifa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tetsifo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tissafa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tashifah | 57 | 26 | / |
| Taesopha | 57 | 7 | / |
| Tessifei | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tahasifa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tishefer | 57 | 0 | / |
| Tizifa | 50 | 473 | / |
| Tizofa | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Tesefa
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