Teresa Surname
Approximately 28,796 people bear this surname
Teresa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 7,888 | 1:3,422 | 516 |
| Mozambique | 6,180 | 1:4,411 | 1,010 |
| Ethiopia | 4,024 | 1:24,241 | 3,065 |
| Portugal | 2,614 | 1:3,986 | 463 |
| Mexico | 1,802 | 1:68,882 | 3,107 |
| United States | 1,590 | 1:227,962 | 22,009 |
| Spain | 898 | 1:52,062 | 4,840 |
| India | 472 | 1:1,625,139 | 59,615 |
| Brazil | 456 | 1:469,461 | 17,773 |
| Australia | 351 | 1:76,911 | 8,987 |
| Kenya | 342 | 1:135,029 | 11,055 |
| Philippines | 330 | 1:306,782 | 43,225 |
| Italy | 291 | 1:210,160 | 29,866 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Indonesia | 127 | 1:1,041,332 | 75,890 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| New Zealand | 94 | 1:48,174 | 7,829 |
| Poland | 91 | 1:417,679 | 44,209 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Taiwan | 70 | 1:334,925 | 2,677 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | 1:15,264 | 2,918 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Cape Verde | 11 | 1:48,149 | 1,796 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Terêsa (1) & Térésa (2) are calculated separately.
Teresa (3,327,523) may also be a first name.
Teresa Demographics
Average Male Teresa Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Teresa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teresa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Teresa (Arabic: تريّسا, Bengali: টেরেসা, Hindi: तेरेसा, Marathi: तेरेसा, Oriya: େତେରସା, Russian: Тереса) is found in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Terêsa or Térésa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Teresa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Teresa is the 19,087th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 253,075 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Teresa reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Teresa is also the 134th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 3,327,523 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Angola, where it is held by 7,888 people, or 1 in 3,422. Excluding Angola this last name occurs in 108 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 21 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 14 percent are found.
Teresa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Teresa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Teresa last name increased 17,667 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 8,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 138 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Teresa 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 those holding the Teresa surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.38% being 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
Teresa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa in the Bengali language | ||
| টেরেসা | teresa | 66.67 |
| তেরেসা | teresa | 22.22 |
| টেরেষা | teresa | 11.11 |
| Teresa in the Hindi language | ||
| तेरेसा | teresa | 65.31 |
| टेरेसा | teresa | 30.61 |
| टोरेसा | toresa | 0.68 |
| टैरेसा | tairesa | 0.68 |
| टैरिसा | tairisa | 0.68 |
| ट्रेसा | tresa | 0.68 |
| ट्रीसा | trisa | 0.68 |
| टरीसा | tarisa | 0.68 |
| Teresa in the Marathi language | ||
| तेरेसा | teresa | 59.9 |
| टेरेसा | teresa | 31.36 |
| तेरेजा | tereja | 2.57 |
| टेरेझा | terejha | 0.51 |
| थेरेसा | theresa | 0.51 |
| टरेसा | taresa | 0.26 |
| तेरेन्स | terensa | 0.26 |
| नेरेसा | neresa | 0.26 |
| टेरेजा | tereja | 0.26 |
| टेरसा | terasa | 0.26 |
| तेरेस | teresa | 0.26 |
| Teresa in the Oriya language | ||
| େତେରସା | eterasa | 46.9 |
| େଟେରସା | eterasa | 46.42 |
| େତେରଶା | eterasa | 2.43 |
| େଟରସା | etarasa | 1.34 |
| େଟେରଶା | eterasa | 0.85 |
| େତେରଷା | eterasa | 0.49 |
| େତରସା | etarasa | 0.49 |
| େଟେରଷା | eterasa | 0.24 |
| େତଷର୍ା | etasara | 0.24 |
| େତେରମା | eterama | 0.12 |
| େତସର୍ା | etasara | 0.12 |
| େତେରସ | eterasa | 0.12 |
| େସାଏ | esa'e | 0.12 |
| Teresa in the Russian language | ||
| Тереса | teresa | - |
| Teresa in the Arabic language | ||
| تريّسا | trysa | - |
| ترسّا | trsa | - |
| تريسا | trysa | - |
| تيريسا | tyrysa | - |
| ترسا | trsa | - |
| تريزا | tryza | - |
| تيريزا | tyryza | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Teresa
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