Tearnan Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

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

Tearnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tearnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
England41:13,929,515290,718
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Tearnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tearnan occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tearnan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tearnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Tearnan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Tearnan are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 54 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Nevada, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Tearnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tearnan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tearnan surname increased 386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tearnan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tearnan last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Tearnan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.83% more than the national average, earning R 615,072 per year and in United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,643 USD per year.

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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 Tearnan
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