Tesfaye Surname
Approximately 1,173,468 people bear this surname
Tesfaye Surname User-submission:
Tesfaye means 'my hope' in Amharic. It's a variant of tesfa, which means 'hope'.
Tesfaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,167,260 | 1:84 | 1 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| United States | 1,451 | 1:249,799 | 23,761 |
| Canada | 184 | 1:200,248 | 19,574 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 109 | 1:84,058 | 7,655 |
| Sweden | 90 | 1:109,408 | 7,883 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Iceland | 17 | 1:22,358 | 1,772 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Tesfaye (539,140) may also be a first name.
Tesfaye Surname Meaning
Tesfaye Demographics
Average Tesfaye Salary in
United States
$44,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tesfaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tesfaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tesfaye (Arabic: تسفاي, Russian: Тесфайе) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tesfaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 438th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,210 people. The last name Tesfaye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tesfaye live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,854th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 539,140 people.
It is the most widespread last name in one country:Ethiopia, where 99 percent reside. Tesfaye is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,167,260 people, or 1 in 84. Beside Ethiopia Tesfaye is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Tesfaye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tesfaye last name are 40.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.79% being registered with the political party.
The amount Tesfaye earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.85% less than the national average, earning 315,453 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning $43,401 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tessfaye | 93 | 2,417 | / |
| Tesffaye | 93 | 9 | / |
| Tesfayee | 93 | 9 | / |
| Tesfayie | 93 | 5 | / |
| Tesfayei | 93 | 4 | / |
| Tesfayeh | 93 | 4 | / |
| Teesfaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tesfaaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tesfayeu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tesfauye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tesfay | 92 | 139,709 | / |
| Tesfye | 92 | 1,938 | / |
| Tefaye | 92 | 1,293 | / |
| Tesfae | 92 | 21 | / |
| Tesfayeie | 88 | 1,932 | / |
| Tessfayye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tessfayie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tesfayesh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tasfaye | 86 | 2,751 | / |
| Tesfaya | 86 | 22 | / |
| Tesfayi | 86 | 18 | / |
| Teffaye | 86 | 10 | / |
| Tesfaue | 86 | 9 | / |
| Tesfeye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tesfayo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tisfaye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Taesfay | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tesfaie | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tesfaiy | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tesfawe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Teafaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tesfoye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tesfuye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tessfay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tedfaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tesfays | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tefay | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tefae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tesfayeová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tesfayus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tesfayai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tesfawey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tesfai | 77 | 36,684 | / |
| Tefiye | 77 | 272 | / |
| Tesfau | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tefaei | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tesfue | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tesfie | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tasfay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tisfay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tefoye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tefahy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tefaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tesfey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tefeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tefayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tesfeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tasfeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tesfyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tessfai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tashfay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tieffay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tefue | 67 | 132 | / |
| Tefau | 67 | 127 | / |
| Tefaj | 67 | 65 | / |
| Tefoe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Tefie | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tifae | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tefeu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tefei | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tefai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tefaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tefee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tefoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tefea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tefey | 67 | 1 | / |
Tesfaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tesfaye in the Russian language | ||
| Тесфайе | tesfaje | - |
| Tesfaye in the Arabic language | ||
| تسفاي | tsfay | - |
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