Tirfe Surname

35,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tirfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tirfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,8101:6,5871,046
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Tirfe (11,450) may also be a first name.

Tirfe Last Name Facts

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

Tirfe is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tirfe? popularity and diffusion

Tirfe is the 35,529th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 490,084 people. The last name Tirfe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tirfe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tirfe is also the 55,910th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 11,450 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 14,810 people, or 1 in 6,587. Not including Ethiopia Tirfe exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Tirfe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tirfe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $48,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.92% less than the national average, earning $34,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tirfie912,096/
Tirfey914/
Tirfea914/
Tirf89195/
Terfe807,920/
Turfe80142/
Tirfa8023/
Trefe8013/
Tirfi8011/
Titrf801/
Tairf801/
Thirf801/
Tirfz801/
Terfie731,940/
Treffe7386/
Terfea7343/
Terfer7316/
Tiorfi7310/
Turfey733/
Tairev733/
Trefee732/
Terfet732/
Terfee731/
Therfe731/
Terffe731/
Terfes731/
Trepfe731/
Thirff730/
Trefey730/
Turfie730/
Trew674,599/
Terfehr67417/
Tirb67134/
Tref67101/
Trev6769/
Terf6735/
Terfech679/
Tirw675/
Tjrf671/
Tierfaa671/
Theirft671/
Treffey670/

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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 Tirfe
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