Tesfa Surname

7,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tesfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia79,0411:1,234220
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Eritrea491:96,978125
Israel451:190,17018,708
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Tesfa (48,111) may also be a first name.

Tesfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tesfa (Arabic: تسفا) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,143rd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 91,678 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tesfa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 19,120th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 48,111 people.

This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 79,041 people, or 1 in 1,234. Other than Ethiopia it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Tesfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tesfa are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Tesfa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $37,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning $47,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfay91139,709/
Tesfai9136,684/
Tesfau9113/
Tesfat916/
Tessfa914/
Tesfha911/
Tefa8919,129/
Tesfaya8322/
Taesfay834/
Tessfai831/
Tessfay831/
Tesfays831/
Teffa80451/
Tefas80185/
Teefa80161/
Tiefa80148/
Tefau80127/
Teufa8097/
Tefaj8065/
Teifa8064/
Thefa8033/
Tesfe8017/
Teafa8015/
Tefah8013/
Tefai8012/
Tefay809/
Tefat809/
Tefaa809/
Tehfa806/
Tesfy805/
Tetfa802/
Tesfi802/
Tesfo801/
Tefea801/
Teyfa801/
Tasfa801/
Tefoa801/
Tesfaaye771/
Teffah736,049/
Tefaha73159/
Ștefea7331/
Tiefau7331/
Teuffa7316/
Tasfay739/
Teffas739/
Tesfie739/
Tesfit739/
Tesfou735/
Tefahy734/
Tieffa734/
Tasfai734/
Tisfay734/
Tessfy734/
Tisfai733/
Tesfey732/
Teufah732/
Teufai731/
Tesfeu731/
Tesfet731/
Thefah731/
Tejfai731/
Tetfah731/
Tesfiy731/
Tefath731/
Teffat731/
Tesfhi731/
Tefach731/
Teefaa731/
Tifa674,120/
Tefo673,957/
Tyfa67130/
Týfa67102/
Teffaut6798/
Teffaha6762/
Teffeau6761/
Thefaut6723/
Teffaud6720/
Thepfai6713/
Tesfesh671/
Tjfa671/
Theesfe671/
Teffahe671/
Thasfai671/
Theuffa671/
Tteifah671/
Thefaha671/
Tefault670/
Tashfay670/
Tieffay670/
Teefass670/

Tesfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tesfa in the Arabic language
تسفاtsfa-

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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 Tesfa
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