Tesfahun Surname

17,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tesfahun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfahun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia32,0351:3,045524
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Tesfahun (25,377) may also be a first name.

Tesfahun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tesfahun is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tesfahun.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfahun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,269th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 227,175 people. The last name Tesfahun occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tesfahun reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tesfahun is also the 31,637th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 25,377 people.

The last name Tesfahun is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 32,035 people, or 1 in 3,045. Not including Ethiopia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Tesfahun Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tesfahun earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.57% less than the national average, earning $29,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfhun932/
Tesfaune884/
Tesfan862/
Tesfane801/
Tesfean801/
Tesfayne751/
Tesfayen751/
Tasfan7116/
Tesfam712/
Tashfan672/
Tisfand671/
Tashfain638/
Tisfon571/

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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 Tesfahun
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