Tesfagiorgis Surname

276,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tesfagiorgis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfagiorgis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Tesfagiorgis (942) may also be a first name.

Tesfagiorgis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tesfagiorgis is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tesfagiorgis.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfagiorgis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 276,726th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,201,674 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Tesfagiorgis live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tesfagiorgis is also the 263,269th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 942 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Tesfagiorgis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tesfagiorgis surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Tesfagiorgis earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning 336,088 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.8% less than the national average, earning $45,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfagiorghis963/
Tesfagiorgies962/
Tesfagirgis962/
Tesfagioris961/
Tesfaigiorgis961/
Tesfagiorgish961/
Tesfagiorgios961/
Tesfa-Giyorgis923/
Tesfageworgies851/

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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 Tesfagiorgis
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