Teran Surname
Approximately 158,603 people bear this surname
Teran Surname User-submission:
Habitational name from the Town of Teran in Santander Province, Spain. Likely derived from Latin, terra, meaning 'earth'.
Teran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 51,861 | 1:582 | 115 |
| Mexico | 32,566 | 1:3,812 | 516 |
| Colombia | 15,895 | 1:3,006 | 526 |
| Ecuador | 15,082 | 1:1,055 | 177 |
| Bolivia | 10,994 | 1:966 | 203 |
| Peru | 9,117 | 1:3,486 | 573 |
| United States | 7,411 | 1:48,908 | 5,927 |
| Spain | 4,107 | 1:11,384 | 1,324 |
| Argentina | 3,353 | 1:12,748 | 1,159 |
| Chile | 2,325 | 1:7,577 | 771 |
| India | 1,035 | 1:741,126 | 33,877 |
| Cuba | 568 | 1:20,286 | 1,272 |
| Panama | 544 | 1:7,192 | 734 |
| Nicaragua | 541 | 1:11,130 | 759 |
| Uruguay | 451 | 1:7,609 | 849 |
| Nigeria | 422 | 1:419,770 | 21,772 |
| Brazil | 386 | 1:554,597 | 20,745 |
| Slovenia | 274 | 1:9,079 | 2,092 |
| El Salvador | 235 | 1:26,995 | 1,044 |
| Turkey | 196 | 1:397,048 | 24,185 |
| Costa Rica | 142 | 1:33,662 | 938 |
| Australia | 140 | 1:192,826 | 19,093 |
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Philippines | 98 | 1:1,033,043 | 87,420 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Belarus | 73 | 1:130,151 | 18,657 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Paraguay | 29 | 1:249,543 | 4,299 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Northern Cyprus | 21 | 1:15,191 | 3,865 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Terán (612), Teràn (35), Téran (4) & Térán (1) are calculated separately.
Teran (1,644) may also be a first name.
Teran Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Habitational name from the Town of Teran in Santander Province, Spain. Likely derived from Latin, terra, meaning 'earth'.
- cteran19Teran Demographics
Average Male Teran Height
170.65 cm
Average Female Teran Height
160.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Teran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Teran (Bengali: তেরন, Hindi: टेरन, Marathi: टेरन, Oriya: େତାରନ, Russian: Теран) is more commonly found in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Terán, Teràn, Téran or Térán. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Teran? popularity and diffusion
Teran is the 3,532nd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 45,948 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Teran are found; 69 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 190,087th most common first name globally, held by 1,644 people.
The last name Teran is most frequently occurring in Venezuela, where it is borne by 51,861 people, or 1 in 582. In Venezuela Teran is most prevalent in: Trujillo, where 18 percent reside, Zulia, where 11 percent reside and Miranda, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Venezuela this surname occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 21 percent reside and Colombia, where 10 percent reside.
Teran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Teran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Teran surname increased 25,555 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Teran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Teran last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.
In The United States those holding the Teran surname are 40.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.91% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Teran earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,090 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.72% less than the national average, earning $17,089,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning $37,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $49,453 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teran in the Bengali language | ||
| তেরন | terana | - |
| Teran in the Hindi language | ||
| टेरन | terana | 86.67 |
| तेरन | terana | 13.33 |
| Teran in the Marathi language | ||
| टेरन | terana | 82.35 |
| तेरन | terana | 5.88 |
| तेरण | terana | 5.88 |
| टेरान | terana | 5.88 |
| Teran in the Oriya language | ||
| େତାରନ | etarana | 33.33 |
| େତରନ | etarana | 33.33 |
| େଟରନ | etarana | 33.33 |
| Teran in the Russian language | ||
| Теран | teran | - |
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