Tesfawe Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tesfawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tesfawe (2) may also be a first name.

Tesfawe Last Name Facts

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

Tesfawe occurs most in Ethiopia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfawe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tesfawe is the 11,742,229th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Tesfawe occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tesfawe are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 2 people.

It is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Other than Ethiopia Tesfawe occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfawey931/
Tesfaw9215,319/
Tesfae9221/
Tesfaye861,173,468/
Tesfaue869/
Tesfaie864/
Tesfawy861/
Tessfaye802,417/
Tesfayee809/
Tesffaye809/
Tesfayie805/
Tesfayeh804/
Tesfayei804/
Tesfaaye801/
Tesfauye801/
Tesfayeu801/
Teesfaye801/
Tesfay77139,709/
Tesfai7736,684/
Tesfye771,938/
Tesfau7713/
Tesfue7710/
Tesfie779/
Tesfey772/
Tesfeu771/
Tesfayeie751,932/
Tessfayie751/
Tesfayesh751/
Tessfayye751/
Tasfaye712,751/
Tesfaya7122/
Tesfayi7118/
Tesfeye716/
Tesfayo715/
Tisfaye714/
Taesfay714/
Tesfaiy713/
Tesfayeová712/
Tesfuye711/
Tisfawy711/
Tesfoye711/
Tessfai711/
Tesfyia711/
Tessfay711/
Tesfays711/
Tesfavgi672/
Tesfayus672/
Tesfayai671/

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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 Tesfawe
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