Tesfai Surname

15,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Tesfai Surname User-submission:

Tesfaye means 'my hope'.

Tesfai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea33,2171:14343
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
United States5151:703,80455,627
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Sweden1491:66,0865,043
Germany971:829,95360,372
Canada801:460,57039,784
England461:1,211,26256,182
Norway271:190,45522,163
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Tesfai (1,572) may also be a first name.

Tesfai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tesfaye means 'my hope'.

- tesfai

Tesfai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tesfai is found most frequently in Eritrea. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,188th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 198,657 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tesfai live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tesfai is also the 195,254th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 1,572 people.

This surname is most frequent in Eritrea, where it is held by 33,217 people, or 1 in 143. Outside of Eritrea Tesfai occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Tesfai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tesfai surname are 41.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Tesfai earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning 339,992 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning $40,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfayi9218/
Tesfaie924/
Tesfaiy923/
Tessfai921/
Tesfa9179,491/
Tefai9112/
Tesfi912/
Tesfayie865/
Tesfay83139,709/
Tesfae8321/
Tesfau8313/
Tesfit839/
Tesfie839/
Tesfat836/
Tasfai834/
Tessfa834/
Tisfai833/
Tesfhi831/
Tesfiy831/
Teufai831/
Tejfai831/
Tesfha831/
Tefa8019,129/
Tefi802,034/
Tessfayie801/
Tesfaye771,173,468/
Tesfaya7722/
Thepfai7713/
Tesfaue779/
Tesfayo775/
Taesfay774/
Tesfawe772/
Thasfai771/
Tesfyia771/
Tessfay771/
Tesfays771/
Tasfi731,185/
Teffa73451/
Tefas73185/
Teefa73161/
Tiefa73148/
Tefau73127/
Teufa7397/
Tiefi7391/
Tefaj7365/
Teifa7364/
Tefie7345/
Thefa7333/
Tehfi7322/
Teifi7320/
Tefit7319/
Tesfe7317/
Teafa7315/
Tefah7313/
Tefei7313/
Teffi7310/
Tefat739/
Tefay739/
Tefaa739/
Tefij738/
Tehfa736/
Tesfy735/
Tosfi733/
Tefid733/
Teufi732/
Tetfa732/
Tefae731/
Tefoi731/
Thefi731/
Tifai731/
Tasfa731/
Tefhi731/
Tewfi731/
Tefoa731/
Tefui731/
Teyfa731/
Tefea731/
Tefio731/
Tessfaye712,417/
Tesfayee719/
Tesffaye719/
Tesfayeh714/
Tesfayus712/
Tesfauye711/
Tesfaaye711/
Teesfaye711/
Teffah676,049/
Tesfye671,938/
Tefaye671,293/
Tashfi67452/
Tieffi67381/
Tefiye67272/
Tefaha67159/
Toifai6740/
Tiefau6731/
Ștefea6731/
Teuffa6716/
Teifio6711/
Tesfue6710/
Tasfay679/
Teffas679/
Tefiya678/
Tefoya676/
Tefoit676/
Tesfou675/
Tefeij675/
Tefeja675/
Ștefoi675/
Taifai674/
Tessfy674/
Tisfay674/
Tieffa674/
Tefahy674/
Teffit672/
Teufah672/
Tesfey672/
Tefaya672/
Tefach671/
Tefeia671/
Tefhid671/
Teffat671/
Tefath671/
Tefich671/
Tetfah671/
Tehefi671/
Tefaja671/
Tefayo671/
Tefeha671/
Tefeyi671/
Thefah671/
Thasfi671/
Tiefie671/
Tuifai671/
Teiffi671/
Tiefei671/
Tesfayesh671/
Tesfet671/
Tesfeu671/
Teefaa671/
Teffie670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tesfai
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