Teyfour Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Teyfour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teyfour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
France11:66,422,722504,397
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Teyfour Last Name Facts

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

Teyfour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﻴﻔﻮﺭ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teyfour? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Teyfour are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania Teyfour is mostly found in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 46 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 38 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent are found and Serbia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teyfur921,087/
Tyfour9211/
Tefour9210/
Tayfour866,525/
Teifour8663/
Tiefour861/
Tehfour861/
Tefor83173/
Tefur8366/
Tyfur832/
Tyfor831/
Tayfoure801/
Taiyfour801/
Tayffour801/
Theyfurt800/
Tayfur776,526/
Tifour772,618/
Tafour77349/
Taefur7784/
Tayfor7730/
Teifur7715/
Teford7711/
Tehfor7711/
Toyfur775/
Tedfor773/
Tefort773/
Tefoor773/
Teefur773/
Tefure772/
Teefor771/
Tyfoor771/
Thefur771/
Teforh771/
Teffur771/
Teafor770/
Tepfor770/
Teyfurova7570/
Tedford715,722/
Taifour715,080/
Teaford71927/
Taufour71194/
Tetford71186/
Tiffour7187/
Tayfoor7161/
Tiefuhr7130/
Tuyford7113/
Tayefor7112/
Thoyfur7110/
Tywford716/
Toufour714/
Tafourt713/
Taffour712/
Tifoure712/
Teiford712/
Tayford712/
Taefoor711/
Tatfour711/
Tayfore711/
Tepford711/
Teufort711/
Thefaur710/
Tefford710/
Tafur6733,282/
Tafor67504/
Tifur67147/
Tifor67120/
Taiffour6715/
Thetfore677/
Thoyifur676/
Tahfourt674/
Tephford674/
Tiffoure674/
Thepford674/
Teddford673/
Thefford672/
Theifort671/
Touffour671/
Tedfordd671/
Tefurova671/
Teadford671/
Tettford671/
Thetfort671/
Taifouer671/
Tefar671/
Tafourth671/
Tessford670/
Thedfort670/
Tayforth670/

Teyfour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teyfour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﻴﻔﻮﺭtyfwr88.89
ﺍﻟﻄﻴﻔﻮﺭaltyfwr11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Teyfour
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