Terah Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Terah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2791:165,51912,800
Nigeria2411:735,03233,525
Iran1961:391,74825,289
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Terah (2,866) may also be a first name.

Terah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻃﺮﺍﺡ, Hindi: तेरह, Marathi: टेराह, Oriya: େତରହ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terah? popularity and diffusion

Terah is the 395,186th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,160,746 people. The last name Terah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Terah reside; 31 percent reside in East Africa and 30 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Terah is also the 135,897th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,866 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 165,519. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 30 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Terah occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Iran, where 22 percent are found.

Terah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Terah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Terah last name increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Terah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.78% less than the national average, earning $16,923 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terrah91552/
Teraha91286/
Terach9131/
Toerah9110/
Terash916/
Therah914/
Tierah912/
Teradh912/
Te'rah911/
Teyrah911/
Tehrah911/
Teirah911/
Tera8912,944/
Terrahe83153/
Terhash8326/
Terahai8323/
Terrach838/
Therash831/
Thaerah831/
Terrauh831/
Therauh831/
Teirach831/
Tieraha831/
Tereahe831/
Teerach831/
Terraha830/
Thera8038,557/
Terra8034,655/
Torah8023,386/
Terai8020,351/
Terap805,101/
Tarah802,025/
Terha801,373/
Teray801,267/
Terho801,056/
Tiera801,040/
Teira80987/
Teras80786/
Tirah80549/
Terza80525/
Terea80474/
Terat80377/
Terga80376/
Teraa80351/
Teraz80345/
Tehra80343/
Teera80318/
Taera80304/
Teura80284/
Tetra80202/
Tesra80155/
Teyra8087/
Terau8068/
Teara8049/
Teraj8025/
Teraš8025/
Toera8016/
Terad8016/
Ttera8015/
Teroh806/
Tejra805/
Tyrah802/
Teraï802/
Terňa801/
Teheraha771/
Terahaya771/
Terhacht771/
Theeraah771/
Tahierah771/
Tierra735,551/
Terras735,181/
Teraiy733,179/
Terhas731,289/
Terraz731,148/
Terzea73517/
Terray73509/
Terrat73475/
Taerea73474/
Tetrat73311/
Terrai73291/
Tarahu73241/
Tesrat73236/
Tajrah73214/
Terrad73153/
Theara73120/
Tirach7395/
Therea7387/
Teyras7381/
Taraha7372/
Tergau7371/
Toraha7370/
Tarrah7365/
Therra7363/
Tyrach7361/
Teirau7348/
Theyra7347/
Tehroh7347/
Terhai7344/
Theera7337/
Tairah7336/
Tejraj7334/
Teerat7331/
Tharah7330/
Tereas7329/
Terass7325/
Tetrad7325/
Teyrat7320/
Teatra7319/
Tiraha7318/
Terrap7318/
Thaera7315/
Tearea7315/
Tiradh7314/
Terhaj7313/
Teraud7312/
Teraus7310/
Thorah739/
Tahrah738/
Toirah737/
Terrea737/
Terraa737/
Taerau737/
Tetray736/
Theray736/
Tetras736/
Tyrash735/
Tereap735/
Taraah735/
Thirah734/
Teerau734/
Teeraz734/
Terraj734/
Theraa733/
Tethra733/
Theira733/
Teirra733/
Terhat733/
Taraih733/
Tirrah733/
Teiray732/
Tayrah732/
Tetrau732/
Taerra732/
Theraj732/
Thiera732/
Terrau732/
Tearai732/
Tehrai732/
Teetra732/
Dhtera731/
Tyrahe731/
Teahro731/
Tearap731/
Tearoa731/
Teerai731/
Teerap731/
Tehrra731/
Thehra731/
Teurra731/
Thtera731/
Tiraph731/
Therai731/
Tiehra731/
Tiejra731/
Taeraj731/
Tieray731/
Teeraa731/
Terzaa731/
Tettra731/
Återga731/
Șterța731/
Teurai731/
Tetraś731/
Tehraj731/
Teirat731/
Terzoh731/
Terroa731/
Terrôa731/
Terast731/
Tarhah731/
Tieraj731/
Tieroh731/
Terrza731/
Thyrah731/
Terroh731/
Terhoo731/
Terhop731/
Terhou731/
Teraai731/
Tearha731/
Taarah731/
Toraih731/
Teradd731/
Terzai731/
Teraup731/
Tereae731/
Tearoh731/
Teerra731/
Teeras731/
Tarajh731/
Tearra730/
Tierza730/
Terohy730/
Teratt730/
Teraux730/
Tetrea730/
Thohierah711/
Tira67263,711/
Tara67134,727/
Tora6716,998/
Tero6711,708/
Tyra672,958/
Terrats67350/
Thetrat67334/
Terrass67274/
Terauds67205/
Tesreau67173/
Thereau67149/
Tarahah67145/
Ththera67139/
Theraud6788/
Therrat6778/
Terault6775/
Téra6754/
Terhoch6743/
Therras6740/
Taharah6739/
Theraus6739/
Thierau6734/
Thirach6734/
Tairaph6727/
Týra6715/
Terhost6714/
Terraux6713/
Torahaj6712/
Tiereau6710/
Tairach679/
Theyrat679/
Tehraud677/
Teeraad677/
Tarahau676/
Thesrat675/
Thierra674/
Tharaha674/
Terhout673/
Terrais673/
Terrazs673/
Theeray673/
Terriea672/
Tairaha672/
Terá672/
Theuray672/
Theyras672/
Tjra672/
Tharaah672/
Theerap672/
Teatras671/
D'Terra671/
Tyrrash671/
Tuiraha671/
Thehras671/
Terraas671/
Tetraut671/
Tiraths671/
Theratt671/
Therauz671/
Therraa671/
Thirahu671/
Teahtro671/
Terouch671/
Tyoraha671/
Têra671/
Tõra671/
Tetroch671/
Thejraj671/
Theraup671/
Therhey671/
Terrait671/
Terratz671/
Tereaux671/
Tairajh671/
Thheera671/
Tirasht671/
Teerosh671/
Tiratch671/
Thoeraj671/
Thiraha671/
Thairah671/
Thahrah671/
Terradt671/
Terhaas670/
Theirat670/

Terah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terah in the Hindi language
तेरहteraha-
Terah in the Marathi language
टेराहteraha-
Terah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻃﺮﺍﺡatrah77.78
ﺍﻟﻄﺮﺍﺡaltrah11.11
ﻃﺮﺍﺡtrah11.11
Terah in the Oriya language
େତରହetaraha66.67
େତରହତାିetarahatai33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Terah
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