Tercia Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Tercia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tercia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines971:1,043,69387,866
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tércia (7) are calculated separately.

Tercia (2,740) may also be a first name.

Tercia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tercia is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Tércia. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tercia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. Tercia is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Tercia are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tercia is also the 139,681st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,740 people.

Tercia is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,043,693. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 94 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 3 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 1 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tércia947/
Tercias92514/
Tiercia921/
Terca9152/
Tercha831,178/
Tercio83957/
Tercza8332/
Trecia8314/
Tierca831/
Tertsia7721/
Tertcha779/
Terchea777/
Terceau772/
Thercio772/
Terchay771/
Terrcha771/
Tercios771/
Tirca731,294/
Terco731,004/
Terza73525/
Terça731/
Tierceau711/
Tircio671,221/
Tyrcha67552/
Terzea67517/
Trecha67356/
Tircha6736/
Tertsa6723/
Tercho6718/
Tércio6714/
Tercey6712/
Trecio672/
Terzai671/
Terdsa671/
Tirtca671/
Tierco671/
Terzaa671/
Tîrcea671/
Therza671/
Tircau671/
Terrza671/
Therdchai671/
Tierza670/
Terzah670/

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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
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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 Tercia
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