Tesfu Surname

18,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tesfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia29,7811:3,275557
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Norway181:285,68329,080
England131:4,286,005132,302
Eritrea91:527,989318
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977

Tesfu (38,422) may also be a first name.

Tesfu Last Name Facts

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

Tesfu is most common in Ethiopia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesfu? popularity and diffusion

Tesfu is the 18,343rd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 242,353 people. The last name Tesfu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tesfu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tesfu is also the 22,994th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 38,422 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 29,781 people, or 1 in 3,275. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Tesfu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tesfu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tesfu earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 18.25% less than the national average, earning 282,910 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.86% less than the national average, earning $34,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.05% less than the national average, earning $40,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesfau9113/
Tesfou915/
Tesfeu911/
Tessfu911/
Tefu894,066/
Teffu801,268/
Tefau80127/
Tefuh8095/
Tefou8061/
Tefus8035/
Ștefu8032/
Tefeu8025/
Thefu8017/
Teefu8015/
Tasfu803/
Tiefu802/
Tefut801/
Tefui801/
Tiefau7331/
Teffeu7316/
Teufou732/
Teffou732/
Tiefou732/
Tefeue731/
Tefout731/
Teefou731/
Tehfuh731/
Tehfou731/
Teufeu731/
Ștefuț731/
Tifu671,049/
Teffaut6798/
Thefaut6723/
Teffaud6720/
Tyfu675/
Tefault670/

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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 Tesfu
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