Tessfaye Surname
Approximately 2,417 people bear this surname
Tessfaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Tessfaye (1,158) may also be a first name.
Tessfaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tessfaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tessfaye occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tessfaye? popularity and diffusion
Tessfaye is the 177,014th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,015,120 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tessfaye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tessfaye is also the 233,570th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 1,158 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tessfayie | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tessfayye | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tesfaye | 93 | 1,173,468 | / |
| Tessfay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tesfayee | 88 | 9 | / |
| Tesffaye | 88 | 9 | / |
| Tesfayie | 88 | 5 | / |
| Tesfayeh | 88 | 4 | / |
| Tesfayei | 88 | 4 | / |
| Tesfauye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tesfayeu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tesfaaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Teesfaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tesfay | 86 | 139,709 | / |
| Tesfye | 86 | 1,938 | / |
| Tefaye | 86 | 1,293 | / |
| Tesfae | 86 | 21 | / |
| Tesfayeie | 82 | 1,932 | / |
| Tesfayesh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tasfaye | 80 | 2,751 | / |
| Tesfaya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Tesfayi | 80 | 18 | / |
| Teffaye | 80 | 10 | / |
| Tesfaue | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tesfeye | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tesfayo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tisfaye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tesfaie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Taesfay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tesfaiy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tesfawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tesfoye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tessfai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tesfays | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teafaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tesfuye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tedfaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tesfayeová | 78 | 2 | / |
| Tefay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tefae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tesfayus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tesfawey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tesfayai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tesfai | 71 | 36,684 | / |
| Tefiye | 71 | 272 | / |
| Tesfau | 71 | 13 | / |
| Tefaei | 71 | 12 | / |
| Tesfue | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tesfie | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tasfay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tisfay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tefahy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tefoye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tefaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tesfey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tefayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tefeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tesfeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tasfeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tesfyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tashfay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tieffay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tessfaye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis