Terband Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Terband Surname User-submission:

Terband is a Fresian name from the north of the Netherlands, specifically the province of Friesland. In ancient times the Fresians build a small hills to build their houses on, to protect them from the water. This hill was called a terp.

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Terband Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Terband Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Terband is a Fresian name from the north of the Netherlands, specifically the province of Friesland. In ancient times the Fresians build a small hills to build their houses on, to protect them from the water. This hill was called a terp. Most probably the surname comes from "the terp of Antje". Antje is a first name. The terp of Antje still exists and it is a very small village.

- harryterband
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Terband Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terband occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Terband? popularity and diffusion

Terband is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Terband occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Terband live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Terband is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 844,359. In The Netherlands Terband is most numerous in: South Holland, where 55 percent live, North Holland, where 35 percent live and Flevoland, where 5 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terban92306/
Tarband86201/
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Terbang8619/
Terbanc869/
Terbane862/
Tyrband861/
Terbaan861/
Therban861/
Treband860/
Thirband80368/
Terbhane801/
Tirban77272/
Tyrban7742/
Terbán7715/
Tervan776/
Treban772/
Terbon771/
Tîrban771/
Terbanová753/
Știrban71115/
Terbaum7126/
Trebant717/
Termpan715/
Therbon715/
Ternpan714/
Tyorban714/
Threban714/
Terboun714/
Trebond712/
Trzeban712/
Terbone711/
Tervant711/
Trebain711/
Terbohne6719/
Tirbhane6710/
Termphan676/
Thirwand676/
Terbonne670/
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