Terhungwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Terhungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Terhungwa (27) may also be a first name.
Terhungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terhungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Terhungwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Terhungwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Terhungwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Terhungwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Terhungwa live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terhungwa is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 27 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terungwa | 94 | 3,565 | / |
| Terzungwa | 89 | 47 | / |
| Terungwga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Torhungwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Terunngwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tesrungwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tearzungwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tarungwa | 82 | 163 | / |
| Terungwe | 82 | 119 | / |
| Torungwa | 82 | 22 | / |
| Terumgwa | 82 | 15 | / |
| Terungua | 82 | 7 | / |
| Terongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Terunkwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Terzungwe | 78 | 5,241 | / |
| Taruungwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Terunhgwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Terzungwue | 74 | 9 | / |
| Terrzungwe | 74 | 4 | / |
| Terzungweh | 74 | 4 | / |
| Tetrzungwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Terumgwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Terzunnngwe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tirongwo | 59 | 2 | / |
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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 Terhungwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis