Terere Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Fiji

Terere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2411:191,61814,201
Zimbabwe1941:79,57911,668
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kiribati41:28,352669
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Tereré (1) & Tererê (1) are calculated separately.

Terere (507) may also be a first name.

Terere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terere is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as: Tereré or Tererê. For other potential spellings of Terere click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terere? popularity and diffusion

The last name Terere is the 521,266th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Terere are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Terere is also the 375,944th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 507 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 191,618. In Kenya Terere is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 51 percent live, Narok County, where 41 percent live and Bungoma County, where 4 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent live and Fiji, where 20 percent live.

Terere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tereré941/
Tererê941/
Therere92294/
Teerere9232/
Tereres9222/
Tererea9218/
Tererei926/
Tierere924/
Terhere923/
Terrere922/
Tererer921/
Teriere921/
Terer918,625/
Terriere86602/
Thererie864/
Terrerie861/
Terehere861/
Terreres861/
Terera832,048/
Terrer83572/
Tarere83539/
Terzer83476/
Torere83309/
Therer83233/
Terier83137/
Terare8352/
Teurer8335/
Tyrere8321/
Tereri8315/
Tereer8312/
Terore839/
Terger839/
Teirer834/
Terire834/
Teyrer834/
Tierer832/
Tereur832/
Terert831/
Tererz831/
Tehrer830/
Tearer830/
Terrier7712,732/
Theurer774,558/
Thierer771,235/
Terrera77999/
Terreri77867/
Tererai77461/
Tharere77244/
Therier77112/
Terzier7795/
Terreur7787/
Tereira7744/
Taerare7736/
Tererui7732/
Terieri7723/
Terhire7721/
Terrery7716/
Theyrer7716/
Terrore778/
Torerei778/
Teyrier778/
Tereara776/
Tereyra775/
Tarereh774/
Thereur772/
Terzera772/
Teraire772/
Terrire772/
Torrere771/
Teerera771/
Terrerd771/
Terrerr771/
Tereroy771/
Tererra771/
Tirerea771/
Thereri771/
Tareare771/
Teirera771/
Tarrere771/
Thirere771/
Tierera771/
Thearer770/
Tereher770/
Theerer770/
Theirer770/
Terrare770/
Dtterer770/
Tereris770/
Tyrer733,928/
Terir73517/
Tirer7331/
Terrieri7198/
Terreyre7166/
Therrier7160/
Tererová7122/
Terreira7119/
Terheerd7112/
Tairerea718/
Teireira717/
Therzier716/
Terroire713/
Terehera713/
Tererycz712/
Terreyra712/
Treheare711/
Terherdt711/
Terreris711/
Tererrai711/
Tiereira711/
Terherhi711/
Teurrier711/
Terrrera711/
Tierrier711/
Terreire711/
Thereira711/
Tirera675,249/
Tareri6779/
Thérer6753/
Tireur6752/
Terori6733/
Terari6732/
Thirer6730/
Titrer6713/
Teriri6710/
Teryor679/
Tayrer674/
Tierreroy674/
Terrir674/
Tirrer673/
Terior673/
Tyrera671/
Terreerry671/
Terryr671/
Tirery671/
Tarery671/
Tireri671/
Toreri671/
Terira671/
Terzir671/
Terheardt671/
Tairereas671/
Toyrer671/
Theireira671/
Torery670/
Toirer670/

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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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  • 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 Terere
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