Tshefu Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

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

Tshefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2051:44,9615,745
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Tshefu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshefu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshefu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 278,726th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,250,393 people. The surname Tshefu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tshefu are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,205 people, or 1 in 44,961. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Apart from South Africa Tshefu exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Tshefu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tshefu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.2% less than the national average, earning R 158,748 per year and in United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshiefu92926/
Tsefu913/
Tshifu83944/
Tshofu83342/
Tshafu83118/
Tchefu8327/
Tseyfu8324/
Tsefou8320/
Tshiofu7775/
Tchefou7711/
Tshifut774/
Tshephu772/
Tseffou771/
Tshifuj771/
Tchefeu771/
Tsafu73272/
Chefu73204/
Tsofu734/
Tsifu731/
Tshifuch7141/
Tcheffou719/
Tcheffeu711/
Chefou676,639/
Tsafou67264/
Chefuh6756/
Tsifou6716/
Thsafu675/
Tsiphu672/
Cheffu672/
Chepfu671/
Ts'ofu671/
Tsafeu671/
Tsofou671/
Tzefau671/

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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 Tshefu
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