Terhemba Surname
Approximately 7,961 people bear this surname
Terhemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,916 | 1:22,378 | 1,988 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Terhemba (18,691) may also be a first name.
Terhemba Demographics
Terhemba Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Terhemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terhemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Terhemba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Terhemba? popularity and diffusion
Terhemba is the 62,975th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 915,406 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terhemba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terhemba is also the 39,765th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 18,691 people.
Terhemba is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,916 people, or 1 in 22,378. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 92 percent are found, Taraba, where 2 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Terhemba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terhenmba | 94 | 7 | / |
| Terehemba | 94 | 7 | / |
| Terheamba | 94 | 4 | / |
| Terhemmba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Terhhemba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Teremba | 93 | 5 | / |
| Tarhemba | 88 | 2,533 | / |
| Torhemba | 88 | 294 | / |
| Terhenba | 88 | 87 | / |
| Terhembe | 88 | 52 | / |
| Terhamba | 88 | 20 | / |
| Terhimba | 88 | 15 | / |
| Terehmba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Terhember | 82 | 92 | / |
| Tarhembah | 82 | 11 | / |
| Tarhenmba | 82 | 6 | / |
| Tyorhemba | 82 | 6 | / |
| Terembach | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tarhemhba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Taremba | 80 | 598 | / |
| Teremwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Terembo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Terembe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Toremba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teramba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Terimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Terember | 75 | 60 | / |
| Terembes | 75 | 33 | / |
| Tarhenba | 75 | 30 | / |
| Tarhamba | 75 | 9 | / |
| Terembys | 75 | 7 | / |
| Therembo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Terhanba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Terhinba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Terembit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Teriembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Therimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taraemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Terhenbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Terenhba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tarremba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Terembets | 71 | 110 | / |
| Teręba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terhenber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toromba | 67 | 295 | / |
| Tirimba | 67 | 200 | / |
| Taramba | 67 | 172 | / |
| Tarimba | 67 | 15 | / |
| Terimbi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Terimbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Torimba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tiramba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toramba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Terambo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Terhemba
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