Tesfalem Surname

66,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tesfalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,4051:13,1731,885
Sweden341:289,61020,124
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Tesfalem (25,400) may also be a first name.

Tesfalem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tesfalem is found most in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tesfalem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfalem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,810th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 977,407 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tesfalem reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tesfalem is also the 31,620th most numerous first name globally, borne by 25,400 people.

It is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 7,405 people, or 1 in 13,173. Barring Ethiopia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Tesfalem Last Name Statistics demography

Tesfalem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfaalem9414/
Tesfahalem891/
Tesfulem883/
Tasfalem881/
Tesfalmi881/
Tesfaliam821/
Tsfa Alm751/
Tsavlam6746/
Tsavalam6340/
Tizfalam638/
Tausifaalam634/
Tasvalam631/
Dzefalim631/
Tauseef Alam601/
Desflamme591/
Tausiphaalam501/

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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 Tesfalem
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