Tetefu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tetefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tetefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Tetefu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tetefu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tetefu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Tetefu are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Tetefu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. Other than South Africa Tetefu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tetef9127/
Tetevu833/
Tetefa833/
Tetfuo831/
Tedefeu7771/
Tedefou772/
Tatefeu771/
Tatefou771/
Teuteuf771/
Tetev7321/
Tetfa732/
Tatfu732/
Totef732/
Teetf732/
Tetif732/
Detef731/
Tatef731/
Tetve731/
Teatf731/
Tetwafeu711/
Tetevi671,647/
Tetteyfio671,080/
Tettehfio67567/
Tatafu67495/
Deteuf67118/
Tetuev67110/
Tetyfi6777/
Tetive6776/
Teteva6771/
Toteff6770/
Tedefo6759/
Teteev6750/
Teteve6739/
Tetoff6738/
Tetove6710/
Tetaev675/
Tatefo674/
Tetyev674/
Tedefa674/
Tateef674/
Totief674/
Tatefi672/
Tetafo672/
Tietfe672/
Tetoev672/
Tweetf671/
Titofu671/
Tetwaffeu671/
Teudef671/
Tetfah671/
Tedefe671/
Tetiev671/
Tahtef671/
Tohtef671/
Tuetoufeu671/
Teutev671/
Tetave671/
Dedefu671/
Tietve671/
Tit Fu671/
Totafau621/

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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 Tetefu
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