Tere Surname

94,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tere Surname Definition:

Contracted from Mac-y-theyir, 'The Car­penter’s Son'.

‘Ciaran Mac-ak-tsair', a.d. 990.

‘The importance attached by the Act, 5 Ed. IV to the bearing of an English surname, soon induced many of the less distinguished Irish families, of the English Pale, and its vicinity, to translate or disguise their Irish names, so as to make them appear English; thus Mac-an-T-saor was altered to Carpenter.

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Tere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,7091:13,5001,089
India7581:1,011,96042,602
Turkey4001:194,55414,406
Papua New Guinea2151:37,9244,566
French Polynesia2091:1,344211
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
Guinea1581:74,898773
Iran1491:515,31930,242
Russia1191:1,211,11888,466
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
Kenya961:481,04124,996
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Spain741:631,78428,875
Colombia601:796,2358,422
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Lesotho381:53,4888,156
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Benin361:287,10024,014
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Albania301:97,1359,519
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Burkina Faso281:655,4328,018
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Cook Islands211:866178
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Estonia151:88,12015,474
France121:5,535,227269,324
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Israel101:855,76354,181
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Panama41:978,06412,245
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Teré (5), Terê (3), Tére (1) & Térè (1) are calculated separately.

Tere (15,322) may also be a first name.

Tere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from Mac-y-theyir, 'The Car­penter’s Son'.

‘Ciaran Mac-ak-tsair', a.d. 990.

‘The importance attached by the Act, 5 Ed. IV to the bearing of an English surname, soon induced many of the less distinguished Irish families, of the English Pale, and its vicinity, to translate or disguise their Irish names, so as to make them appear English; thus Mac-an-T-saor was altered to Carpenter.' Tear is much commoner in the north of the island than the south.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Tere Last Name Facts

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

Tere (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﺮﻱ, Hindi: तेरे, Marathi: टेरे, Oriya: େଟେର, Russian: Тере) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Teré, Terê, Tére or Térè. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tere? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,776th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,450,547 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Tere reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tere is also the 45,720th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 15,322 people.

Tere is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,709 people, or 1 in 13,500. In The Ivory Coast Tere is most numerous in: Montagnes District, where 34 percent live, Bas-Sassandra District, where 30 percent live and Woroba District, where 18 percent live. Outside of The Ivory Coast it occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 8 percent live.

Tere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tere surname rose 514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

The amount Tere earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $26,739,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teré925/
Terê923/
Tére921/
Terer898,625/
There894,020/
Terre893,670/
Teare892,366/
Teres891,923/
Terez891,739/
Terea89474/
Tiere89446/
Teret89415/
Terze89392/
Terei89332/
Taere89170/
Tereu89155/
Terep89155/
Tereh89129/
Tereň89122/
Teire8989/
Terey8975/
Terje8973/
Terej8963/
Teyre8956/
Terge8950/
Tehre8947/
Tereś8941/
Tetre8938/
Teere8937/
Terie8929/
Tejre8922/
Teree8919/
Tereš8913/
Toere8910/
Tereș898/
Teure897/
Terhe897/
Tered896/
Tesre892/
Ttere891/
Ter8617,958/
Tre863,886/
Térè831/
Terres806,811/
Terhes801,510/
Terrey80985/
Terret80935/
Thiere80724/
Terech80696/
Terrer80572/
Terzea80517/
Taerea80474/
Terrez80450/
Therre80321/
Teresh80286/
Terrie80273/
Terree80244/
Therer80233/
Terreu80224/
Terets80201/
Thereh80175/
Tierie80154/
Therie80136/
Tierre80100/
Therea8087/
Terrei8082/
Terheš8082/
Ttgere8078/
Teresė8041/
Teatre8035/
Tereas8029/
Tieyre8020/
Terest8017/
Tearea8015/
Teirje8013/
Tereer8012/
Tetree8010/
Terhie8010/
Tereep8010/
Te'ere8010/
Theure8010/
Teureu809/
Theare808/
Therey808/
Theree808/
Teretz807/
Terrea807/
Terrée806/
Tereap805/
Toeree805/
Teyres804/
Teirer804/
Terhee804/
Teyrer804/
Teerep804/
Tearey803/
Ttetre803/
Tierze803/
Terzie803/
Tierey803/
Teress803/
Terheş803/
Terheș803/
Teirej802/
Tieree802/
Terreh802/
Theire802/
Thetre802/
Therhe802/
Teirei802/
Teares802/
Terett802/
Teyret802/
Tiereh802/
Teerie801/
Teyrje801/
Tereds801/
Teeres801/
Teireh801/
Terieh801/
Terije801/
Tetret801/
Terrej801/
Terrep801/
Tereey801/
Terehs801/
Tereis801/
Tesred801/
Tesree801/
Thereu801/
Theere801/
Tereae801/
Tereez801/
Teerey800/
Toerey800/
Tearer800/
Tearie800/
Teires800/
Theyre800/
Tergey800/
Terred800/
Thoere800/
Tetrea800/
Tare7535,944/
Teri7513,969/
Tera7512,944/
Tore7511,686/
Töre755,584/
Tyre753,728/
Teer753,652/
Ther753,240/
Tire752,302/
Tear752,241/
Terp752,132/
Tier751,899/
Tery75672/
Terr75328/
Teir75297/
Terh75281/
Tert75162/
Terz7591/
Tőre7550/
Terä7549/
Teur7545/
Thre7518/
Tetr7511/
Tter7511/
Terd759/
Șter759/
Tesr755/
Tehr754/
Terj753/
Hter752/
Trre752/
Terá752/
Htre752/
Dter752/
Ķere751/
Tjre751/
Terrett731,192/
Tierrie73203/
Thierie73171/
Thierre7347/
Thieyre7345/
Theretz7344/
Teirech7317/
Therrey7315/
Theyret7312/
Terhesh7311/
Therrie736/
Teresch733/
Theiret733/
Thereet733/
Therieh733/
Terriea732/
Tierrey731/
Terress731/
Teeresh731/
Teetres731/
Tehered731/
Terrerr731/
Tettrey731/
Tereesh731/
Tereess731/
Thereit731/
Therezt731/
Therhey731/
Teressì731/
Tereycz731/
Terriey731/
Geetere731/
Terreip731/
Teeress731/
Tereahe731/
Teerres731/
Teesree731/
Terrest730/
Tearrie730/
Tereher730/
Theireh730/
Theerer730/
Dtterer730/
Thierey730/
Terry67149,257/
Torre6758,747/
Terzi6740,566/
Terra6734,655/
Terai6720,351/
Terui6717,739/
Tyree6712,547/
Tarei6710,226/
Thore679,335/
Thery678,283/
Thier675,591/
Titre673,601/
Tires673,039/
Terzy672,328/
Tarre671,866/
Terri671,770/
Tieri671,596/
Tareh671,531/
Tirey671,460/
Terha671,373/
Toreh671,340/
Teray671,267/
Torea671,168/
Taire671,128/
Torey671,076/
Tiera671,040/
Tetri671,028/
Terio671,013/
Teira67987/
Tirre67955/
Teery67790/
Törer67745/
Terza67525/
Tireh67506/
Tarey67490/
Theer67483/
Teraa67351/
Teris67323/
Teera67318/
Tiret67305/
Tarea67274/
Teroy67254/
Tirez67251/
Teiri67236/
Tirei67224/
Taree67216/
Thire67206/
Tirea67204/
Terii67192/
Thare67183/
Thear67180/
Tiree67178/
Thierree67175/
Terip67171/
Tierz67161/
Taare67159/
Teriy67151/
Torei67124/
Taeri67123/
Theri67122/
Teuri67122/
Teeri67115/
Therp67114/
Terøy67102/
Tørre6793/
Teyra6787/
Toeri6785/
Tehri6784/
Tyrey6784/
Tereňová6783/
Teart6779/
Teriș6774/
Tayre6772/
Toire6772/
Tetry6771/
Teiry6770/
Tearr6752/
Terés6752/
Terré6750/
Teara6749/
Terit6749/
Tareu6749/
Tahre6748/
Töret6747/
Tirep6744/
Teari6742/
Toyre6740/
Toree6735/
Thyre6734/
Their6731/
Tirer6731/
Tohre6729/
Toreu6726/
Teraj6725/
Tired6723/
Teroi6722/
Tärre6722/
Terhi6720/
Teary6718/
Tiore6717/
Tyore6716/
Dteur6716/
Theur6715/
Ttera6715/
Tergi6713/
Therr6712/
Terih6712/
Teryi6711/
Terid6710/
Tiery679/
Tehry679/
Toery678/
Terys678/
Teryd678/
Tyrre677/
Tajre677/
Tuire676/
Teryo676/
Dhtre675/
Tejra675/
Teryy675/
Teriz675/
Teréz675/
Tesri674/
Taery674/
Teard674/
Terejova673/
Tejri673/
Terrt673/
Øther673/
Theré673/
Tereshch673/
Tujre672/
Tyrea672/
Teury672/
Tearz672/
Ķeire672/
Tiğre672/
Terrh672/
Terès672/
Therd672/
Htare671/
Hther671/
Tyrei671/
Tteri671/
Tesrt671/
Tettress671/
Tijre671/
Tierê671/
Terzı671/
Htery671/
Térei671/
Térey671/
Térez671/
Tírez671/
Törey671/
Tgery671/
Teyry671/
Teerh671/
Terňa671/
Teriš671/
Terrz671/
Teahr671/
Thierrey671/
Thöre671/
Terzz671/
Te'er671/
Trreh671/
Ttrej671/
Thetr671/
Tesry671/
Tearh671/
Tehrz671/
Teetr671/
Dtert671/
Tyred670/
Tearp670/
Thereatt670/
Theyr670/
Teatr670/

Tere Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tere in the Hindi language
तेरेtere60
टेरेtere40
Tere in the Marathi language
टेरेtere55.73
तेरेtere43.21
थेरेthere0.35
तोेरेtoere0.35
ताेरेtaere0.35
Tere in the Oriya language
େଟେରetera53.85
େତେରetera46.15
Tere in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﺮﻱtyry50
ﺗﻴﺮﻩtyrh50
Tere in the Russian language
Тереtere-

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