Tesfaya Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tesfaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tesfaya (1,737) may also be a first name.

Tesfaya Last Name Facts

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

Tesfaya is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Tesfaya is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Tesfaya live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 184,039th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 1,737 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Tesfaya Last Name Statistics demography

Tesfaya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfay92139,709/
Tefaya922/
Tesfaye861,173,468/
Tesfayi8618/
Tesfayo865/
Taesfay864/
Tesfaiy863/
Tesfays861/
Tessfay861/
Tesfa8379,491/
Tefaa839/
Tefay839/
Tesfy835/
Tessfaye802,417/
Tesffaye809/
Tesfayee809/
Tesfayie805/
Tesfayeh804/
Tesfayus802/
Tesfaaye801/
Tesfauye801/
Teesfaye801/
Tesfai7736,684/
Tesfye771,938/
Tefaye771,293/
Tesfae7721/
Tesfau7713/
Tasfay779/
Tefiya778/
Tefoya776/
Tessfa774/
Tessfy774/
Tisfay774/
Tefahy774/
Tesfey772/
Teefaa771/
Tesfha771/
Tifaya771/
Tefayo771/
Tefaja771/
Tesfiy771/
Tesfayesh751/
Tessfayie751/
Tasfaye712,751/
Tasfiya71451/
Teffaye7110/
Teffaja719/
Tesfaue719/
Tesfeye716/
Tisfaye714/
Tesfaie714/
Tesfawe712/
Tesfayeová712/
Teafaye711/
Tessfai711/
Tesfuye711/
Tesfyia711/
Thefaha711/
Tedfaye711/
Tesfoye711/
Tashfay710/
Tieffay710/
Tefau67127/
Tefaj6765/
Tesfe6717/
Tefai6712/
Tasfiyah677/
Thephaya674/
Thasfiya673/
Tifaa672/
Tesfi672/
Tefoa671/
Tefey671/
Tefae671/
Tefea671/

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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
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  • 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 Tesfaya
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