Terence Surname

222,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Terence Surname Definition:

(Irish- and French-Latin) the Latin Teren- tius [prob. from Terentum, the place in the Campus Martius where the secular sports were held] The Irish sometimes use Terence for their native Turlough (Toirdhealbhach).

Terence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5981:13,6351,276
Cameroon2981:69,6958,757
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Malaysia1001:294,94216,171
India991:7,748,135165,146
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Australia461:586,86342,409
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
England391:1,428,66862,556
Botswana281:78,10513,263
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Qatar121:196,50026,891
China111:124,301,9616,553
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Térence (2) are calculated separately.

Terence (216,771) may also be a first name.

Terence Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish- and French-Latin) the Latin Teren- tius [prob. from Terentum, the place in the Campus Martius where the secular sports were held] The Irish sometimes use Terence for their native Turlough (Toirdhealbhach).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Terence Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terence (Hindi: टेरेन्स, Marathi: टेरेन्स) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Térence. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Terence? popularity and diffusion

The surname Terence is the 222,155th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,971,415 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 35 percent of Terence reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Terence is also the 4,825th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 216,771 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 598 people, or 1 in 13,635. In Papua New Guinea Terence is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 18 percent reside, Milne Bay, where 16 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Terence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Terence has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Terence surname rose 475 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Terence Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Terence are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Terence earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $51,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Terence Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terence in the Hindi language
टेरेन्सterensa-
Terence in the Marathi language
टेरेन्सterensa62.71
टेरेtere7.63
टेरेन्teren5.93
तेरेन्सterensa5.93
टेरेसteresa2.54
टॅरेन्सterensa2.54
टेरॅसteresa0.85
तेरेचेterece0.85
तेरेन्चेterence0.85
तेरांचेterance0.85
तेरेनसterenasa0.85
टॅरेन्टसterentasa0.85
टेेरेन्सteerensa0.85
तेरेनterena0.85
कॅरेनkerena0.85
टेवेनtevena0.85

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