Tergwa Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tergwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tergwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1651:1,073,59244,679

Tergwa (164) may also be a first name.

Tergwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tergwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tergwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tergwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tergwa is also the 715,247th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 164 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria Tergwa is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 65 percent are found, Taraba, where 19 percent are found and Gombe, where 7 percent are found.

Tergwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tergwa surname is principally Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tergba8331/
Terkwa834/
Torgwa832/
Tergwe831/
Terkwai771/
Tergbaa771/
Terkwaya7112/
Terghbay711/
Tergui67217/
Tergue6724/
Tarkwa6719/
Terkua6711/
Torgua674/
Tergby671/
Tergbe671/
Tirgba671/
Targwo671/

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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 Tergwa
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