Surname Tefu (Tefu 
) , globally, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Tefu is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is quite a rare surname, Tanzania, where it is a rare surname, and Ethiopia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in South Africa, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Tefu is the forename as well as the last name.