Tsefaye Surname

118,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tsefaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tsefaye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,8641:25,2453,162
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tsefaye (1,967) may also be a first name.

Tsefaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsefaye is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsefaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,939th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,885,523 people. Tsefaye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsefaye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 170,765th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 1,967 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,864 people, or 1 in 25,245. Aside from Ethiopia Tsefaye occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Tsefay9217/
Tsefayu861/
Tsesfay861/
Csefay775/
Tsefey771/
Tshifayi6762/
Zefay671/
Tchefiye671/
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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 Tsefaye
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