Teerling Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Teerling Surname User-submission:

The name Teerling originates from the Dutch word for 'dice'. It's an old synonym for dice and in Latin it's translated to alea. On the 10th of January 49 BC, Julius Ceasar arrived at the river Rubicon. A river never crossed before by a general because of the immediate danger to the city of Rome.

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Teerling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2451:328,59432,651
Netherlands1711:98,75516,062
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Teerling Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Teerling originates from the Dutch word for 'dice'. It's an old synonym for dice and in Latin it's translated to alea. On the 10th of January 49 BC, Julius Ceasar arrived at the river Rubicon. A river never crossed before by a general because of the immediate danger to the city of Rome. Being led by a divine sign he decided to cross the river while saying the words: 'Iacta alea est' or "the dice has been thrown".

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Teerling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teerling has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teerling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teerling is the 634,180th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 15,150,823 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Teerling are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 328,594. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 86 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent live and Bremen, where 5 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Teerling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Teerling surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90% being registered with the political party.

The amount Teerling earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% less than the national average, earning $45,857 CAD per year.

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