Tesfay Surname

4,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Tesfay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea75,2921:6311
Ethiopia59,0791:1,651291
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
United States4931:735,21157,637
Sweden4161:23,6701,923
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England1351:412,72628,150
Canada751:491,27542,011
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Norway501:102,84613,903
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Djibouti41:228,733966
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Tesfay (107,866) may also be a first name.

Tesfay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tesfay (Russian: Тэсфай) is found in Eritrea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,022nd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,162 people. The last name Tesfay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tesfay are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 9,511th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 107,866 people.

It is most widely held in Eritrea, where it is held by 75,292 people, or 1 in 63. Aside from Eritrea this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 42 percent are found and Sudan, where 3 percent are found.

Tesfay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tesfay last name are 45.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Tesfay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 61.6% less than the national average, earning €11,531 per year; in Norway they earn 30.02% less than the national average, earning 242,180 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $43,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.72% less than the national average, earning $37,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfaye921,173,468/
Tesfaya9222/
Tesfayi9218/
Tesfayo925/
Taesfay924/
Tesfaiy923/
Tessfay921/
Tesfays921/
Tesfa9179,491/
Tefay919/
Tesfy915/
Tessfaye862,417/
Tesfayee869/
Tesffaye869/
Tesfayie865/
Tesfayeh864/
Tesfayus862/
Tesfauye861/
Tesfaaye861/
Teesfaye861/
Tesfai8336,684/
Tesfye831,938/
Tefaye831,293/
Tesfae8321/
Tesfau8313/
Tasfay839/
Tesfat836/
Tessfy834/
Tisfay834/
Tefahy834/
Tessfa834/
Tesfey832/
Tefaya832/
Tesfiy831/
Tefayo831/
Tesfha831/
Tefa8019,129/
Tefy8020/
Tesfayesh801/
Tessfayie801/
Tasfaye772,751/
Teffaye7710/
Tesfaue779/
Tesfeye776/
Tesfaie774/
Tisfaye774/
Tesfawe772/
Tesfoye771/
Tessfai771/
Tesfuye771/
Tesfyia771/
Tedfaye771/
Teafaye771/
Tieffay770/
Tashfay770/
Tesfayeová752/
Teffa73451/
Teefy73263/
Tefas73185/
Teefa73161/
Tiefa73148/
Tefau73127/
Teufa7397/
Tefaj7365/
Teifa7364/
Thefa7333/
Teffy7325/
Tiefy7319/
Tesfe7317/
Teafa7315/
Tefah7313/
Tefai7312/
Tefat739/
Tefaa739/
Tehfa736/
Tetfa732/
Tesfi732/
Tefae731/
Tefey731/
Tasfa731/
Tefoa731/
Tasfy731/
Teyfa731/
Tefea731/
Teffah676,049/
Tefiye67272/
Teefey67213/
Tiffay67197/
Tefaha67159/
Tiefau6731/
Ștefea6731/
Teuffa6716/
Tifayo6711/
Tesfue6710/
Tesfit679/
Teffas679/
Tesfie679/
Tefiya678/
Tefoya676/
Tesfou675/
Tefeja675/
Tefoye674/
Tasfai674/
Tieffa674/
Tieffy673/
Tisfai673/
Teufah672/
Tefach671/
Tefeia671/
Tefeye671/
Tesfhi671/
Teffey671/
Teffat671/
Tefath671/
Teufai671/
Tetfah671/
Tejfai671/
Tefaja671/
Tefeha671/
Tefeyi671/
Thefah671/
Tashfy671/
Tifaya671/
Tesfet671/
Tesfeu671/
Tasfey671/
Teefaa671/

Tesfay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tesfay in the Russian language
Тэсфайtesfaj-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tesfay
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