Tesfaw Surname

34,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tesfaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia15,2931:6,3781,013
United States151:24,163,929685,360
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Tesfaw (15,263) may also be a first name.

Tesfaw Last Name Facts

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

Tesfaw occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,585th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 475,719 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tesfaw are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 45,853rd most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 15,263 people.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 15,293 people, or 1 in 6,378. Barring Ethiopia it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Tesfaw Last Name Statistics demography

Tesfaw earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfawe922/
Tesifaw921/
Tesafaw921/
Tesfav831/
Tesfaab773/
Tesfafe771/
Deasfaw771/

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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 Tesfaw
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