Tesfatsion Surname

175,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tesfatsion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfatsion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Eritrea361:131,997149
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tesfatsion (1,974) may also be a first name.

Tesfatsion Last Name Facts

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

Tesfatsion is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfatsion? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 175,255th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,980,591 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tesfatsion live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tesfatsion is also the 170,373rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 1,974 people.

It is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Without taking into account Ethiopia Tesfatsion is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Eritrea, where 1 percent reside.

Tesfatsion Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Tesfatsion earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $46,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% less than the national average, earning $43,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfasion9551/
Tefatsion951/
Tesfatzion906/
Tesfassion901/
Tesfatsien901/
Tesfatsyon901/
Tefasion891/
Tesfatsen843/
Thephasan534/
Thephasone5028/

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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 Tesfatsion
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