Teranaka Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Teranaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teranaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Teranaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teranaka occurs most in Japan. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teranaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Teranaka is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Teranaka reside; 82 percent reside in East Asia and 82 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Teranaka is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,204,921. In Japan it is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 44 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taranaka881/
Taranaika821/
Tiranaca753/
Terenako752/
Taraneka751/
Taranoka751/
Tiranaki751/
Toranako751/
Torannako711/
Taraneko6327/
Tirenaca634/
Toraneko631/
Tareneka631/
Tiranoski591/

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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
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  • 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 Teranaka
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