Teresa Surname

19,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Teresa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teresa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola7,8881:3,422516
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Ethiopia4,0241:24,2413,065
Portugal2,6141:3,986463
Mexico1,8021:68,8823,107
United States1,5901:227,96222,009
Spain8981:52,0624,840
India4721:1,625,13959,615
Brazil4561:469,46117,773
Australia3511:76,9118,987
Kenya3421:135,02911,055
Philippines3301:306,78243,225
Italy2911:210,16029,866
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Canada941:391,97434,739
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Poland911:417,67944,209
England861:647,88437,755
Taiwan701:334,9252,677
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
France401:1,660,568152,033
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Solomon Islands381:15,2642,918
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
China221:62,150,9803,380
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Cape Verde111:48,1491,796
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
East Timor41:303,982255
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Oman41:921,9937,313
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Panama41:978,06412,245
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Wales41:773,63329,106
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Terêsa (1) & Térésa (2) are calculated separately.

Teresa (3,327,523) may also be a first name.

Teresa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teresa (Arabic: تريّسا, Bengali: টেরেসা, Hindi: तेरेसा, Marathi: तेरेसा, Oriya: େତେରସା, Russian: Тереса) is carried by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Terêsa or Térésa. For other possible spellings of Teresa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teresa? popularity and diffusion

Teresa is the 19,087th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 253,075 people. Teresa occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Teresa reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 134th most common first name internationally It is held by 3,327,523 people.

Teresa is most widespread in Angola, where it is carried by 7,888 people, or 1 in 3,422. Aside from Angola this surname exists in 108 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 21 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 14 percent are found.

Teresa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Teresa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Teresa last name rose 17,667 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 8,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 138 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Teresa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Teresa are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Teresa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 50.06% more than the national average, earning $34,068,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.85% less than the national average, earning $36,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $48,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terêsa941/
Theresa924,899/
Teressa924,538/
Teresia921,197/
Teresha9274/
Teresas9255/
Terresa9225/
Tereasa9211/
Tereisa929/
Tereesa924/
Teresea923/
Teresah923/
Teriesa921/
Teraesa921/
Teresca921/
Tieresa921/
Tehresa920/
Térésa892/
Theresaa8678/
Theressa8619/
Theresea8614/
Thereasa8611/
Theresha866/
Theresah865/
Theriesa865/
Terressa864/
Tereisah864/
Thereesa864/
Terresha863/
Thearesa863/
Terresia862/
Therresa862/
Thereisa862/
Tteresha861/
Tereissa861/
Theraesa861/
Hteresia861/
Teressat861/
Teriessa861/
Terriesa860/
Teressas860/
Tereza833,992/
Tereso832,161/
Terese83964/
Terasa83271/
Terosa83142/
Toresa83128/
Taresa8376/
Terisa8361/
Tereja8340/
Tiresa8311/
Teresy834/
Tereca832/
Teresí832/
Tyresa831/
Thereesha805/
Theresiay804/
Thereisay803/
Therressa801/
Theressaa801/
Thheresia801/
Theressah801/
Therese7715,698/
Terecha772,443/
Terrasa771,357/
Thereza77628/
Terezia77228/
Theresy77172/
Therisa77120/
Tereaca7783/
Therasa7782/
Tereacă7764/
Terisia7744/
Toreasa7739/
Theresi7737/
Terrosa7728/
Tierasa7728/
Tereshi7725/
Terhesi7725/
Terytsa7722/
Terasay7722/
Teresio7720/
Torresa7719/
Tharesa7717/
Terreza7716/
Terassa7715/
Terissa7712/
Taressa7712/
Tierese7710/
Terisha7710/
Terecia779/
Teresit779/
Thereja778/
Thereso778/
Teresso777/
Terezas777/
Teerasa777/
Teritsa776/
Toressa776/
Terezza776/
Terisay776/
Teresse776/
Terease776/
Taerasa776/
Thiresa775/
Terrisa775/
Tereise775/
Terisah774/
Teresiy774/
Teresee774/
Teressi773/
Terisai773/
Terrese773/
Terejos773/
Tereser773/
Thoresa773/
Tereaza773/
Terreso773/
Tareesa773/
Tereeza773/
Tereshe772/
Tereiza772/
Taresai771/
Taresay771/
Teresih771/
Teriese771/
Terosha771/
Tereeja771/
Tairesa771/
Tarresa771/
Teresoo771/
Terezea771/
Teeresi771/
Teresie771/
Teresos771/
Tereset771/
Terresy771/
Htaresa771/
Tareisa771/
Tiereza771/
Terezai771/
Terezxa771/
Terasah771/
Tereesy771/
Teresey770/
Tyressa770/
Taresha770/
Terrezza71327/
Terrassa71185/
Terrissa7177/
Terrezas7144/
Theresie7140/
Theurese7134/
Theressy7130/
Therissa7128/
Thereuse7122/
Teresich7120/
Theresse7118/
Theresio7112/
Therisha7110/
Theerasa714/
Therasaa713/
Tharessa713/
Teraisha713/
Tharesai713/
Therassa712/
Thiresha712/
Terischa712/
Terresse712/
Tyreisha711/
Tyreasha711/
Ttareesa711/
Teresith711/
Terrezaz711/
Terrisia711/
Teraisay711/
Tireesha711/
Therisaa711/
Tareisay711/
Tereshes711/
Thereaza711/
Torressa711/
Teresier711/
Teretcha711/
Terrejos711/
Terechea711/
Terecias711/
Terrisca711/
Tareesha711/
Tereacha711/
Theresho711/
Tereciah711/
Teireixa711/
Terrasha710/
Terrisha710/
Tarressa710/
Theresso710/
Tireza671,771/
Teraza67738/
Tereci67701/
Terece67592/
Tarosa67431/
Terezi67372/
Terezo67333/
Tarasa67241/
Tirasa67142/
Tarisa67127/
Tereze6789/
Tireca6771/
Teroso6758/
Torosa6756/
Torasa6743/
Teraso6729/
Teriza6728/
Tyrese6725/
Tareza6722/
Torisa6720/
Tareso6719/
Terica6715/
Terejo6710/
Terisi6710/
Tirisa6710/
Toreso678/
Trejza678/
Terise675/
Teriso675/
Therecias674/
Terezy674/
Terazo674/
Toreza673/
Tereco673/
Tirese673/
Tireja673/
Terija672/
Theresies672/
Teryza672/
Terisy671/
Terrashea671/
Tetresuit671/
Terahasah671/
Theresher671/
Therrissa671/
Teroza671/
Therassea671/
Thereshie671/
Tharesaai671/
Terreissi671/
Terecy671/
Teryce671/
Terice670/

Teresa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teresa in the Bengali language
টেরেসাteresa66.67
তেরেসাteresa22.22
টেরেষাteresa11.11
Teresa in the Hindi language
तेरेसाteresa65.31
टेरेसाteresa30.61
टोरेसाtoresa0.68
टैरेसाtairesa0.68
टैरिसाtairisa0.68
ट्रेसाtresa0.68
ट्रीसाtrisa0.68
टरीसाtarisa0.68
Teresa in the Marathi language
तेरेसाteresa59.9
टेरेसाteresa31.36
तेरेजाtereja2.57
टेरेझाterejha0.51
थेरेसाtheresa0.51
टरेसाtaresa0.26
तेरेन्सterensa0.26
नेरेसाneresa0.26
टेरेजाtereja0.26
टेरसाterasa0.26
तेरेसteresa0.26
Teresa in the Oriya language
େତେରସାeterasa46.9
େଟେରସାeterasa46.42
େତେରଶାeterasa2.43
େଟରସାetarasa1.34
େଟେରଶାeterasa0.85
େତେରଷାeterasa0.49
େତରସାetarasa0.49
େଟେରଷାeterasa0.24
େତଷର୍ାetasara0.24
େତେରମାeterama0.12
େତସର୍ାetasara0.12
େତେରସeterasa0.12
େସାଏesa'e0.12
Teresa in the Russian language
Тересаteresa-
Teresa in the Arabic language
تريّساtrysa-
ترسّاtrsa-
تريساtrysa-
تيريساtyrysa-
ترساtrsa-
تريزاtryza-
تيريزاtyryza-

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