Tesfai Surname
Approximately 36,684 people bear this surname
Tesfai Surname User-submission:
Tesfaye means 'my hope'.
Tesfai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 33,217 | 1:143 | 43 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| United States | 515 | 1:703,804 | 55,627 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Sweden | 149 | 1:66,086 | 5,043 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Tesfai (1,572) may also be a first name.
Tesfai Surname Meaning
Tesfai Demographics
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Tesfai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tesfai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tesfai occurs in Eritrea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tesfai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,188th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 198,657 people. The last name Tesfai is primarily 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 frequently used forename globally It is held by 1,572 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Eritrea, where it is held by 33,217 people, or 1 in 143. Outside of Eritrea this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common 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 bearing the Tesfai last name are 41.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.59% 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.
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Footnotes
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