Terah Surname
Approximately 893 people bear this surname
Terah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 279 | 1:165,519 | 12,800 |
| Nigeria | 241 | 1:735,032 | 33,525 |
| Iran | 196 | 1:391,748 | 25,289 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Terah (2,866) may also be a first name.
Terah Demographics
Average Terah Salary in
United States
$16,923 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Terah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Terah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻃﺮﺍﺡ, Hindi: तेरह, Marathi: टेराह, Oriya: େତରହ) is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Terah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 395,186th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. The surname Terah occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Terah live; 31 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 135,897th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 2,866 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 165,519. In Kenya Terah is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 36 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 30 percent live and Kakamega County, where 22 percent live. Apart from Kenya Terah exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Iran, where 22 percent live.
Terah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence 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 carrying the last name 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
Terah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Terah in the Hindi language | ||
| तेरह | teraha | - |
| Terah in the Marathi language | ||
| टेराह | teraha | - |
| Terah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻃﺮﺍﺡ | atrah | 77.78 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﺮﺍﺡ | altrah | 11.11 |
| ﻃﺮﺍﺡ | trah | 11.11 |
| Terah in the Oriya language | ||
| େତରହ | etaraha | 66.67 |
| େତରହତାି | etarahatai | 33.33 |
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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 Terah
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