Tesfaalem Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Tesfaalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfaalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tesfaalem (38) may also be a first name.

Tesfaalem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tesfaalem is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tesfaalem.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfaalem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Tesfaalem is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Tesfaalem reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Tesfaalem is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 83 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 29 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfahalem951/
Tesfalem947,456/
Tesfulem823/
Tasfalem821/
Tsfa Alm821/
Tesfalmi821/
Tesfaliam781/
Tsavalam7140/
Tausifaalam704/
Tsavlam6346/
Tizfalam598/
Tasvalam591/
Dzefalim591/
Tauseef Alam571/
Tausiphaalam571/
Desflamme561/

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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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  • 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 Tesfaalem
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