Teressa Surname
Approximately 4,538 people bear this surname
Teressa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,507 | 1:21,643 | 2,769 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Teressa (36,319) may also be a first name.
Teressa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teressa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Teressa (Hindi: तेरेशा, Marathi: तेरेजा) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Teressa.
How Common Is The Last Name Teressa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Teressa is the 103,576th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,605,894 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Teressa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Teressa is also the 24,023rd most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 36,319 people.
Teressa is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,507 people, or 1 in 21,643. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teressa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teressa in the Hindi language | ||
| तेरेशा | teresa | - |
| Teressa in the Marathi language | ||
| तेरेजा | tereja | 50 |
| तेरेसा | teresa | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Teressa
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