Teriaf Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Teriaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teriaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Teriaf Last Name Facts

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

Teriaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺮﻳﺎﻑ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Teriaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Teriaf are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

Teriaf is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania Teriaf is most frequent in: Adrar Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Mauritania Teriaf occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teryaf831/
Terihova7111/
Teraiyav711/
Tariaw675/
Tereaw671/
Teraiyaph671/
Tiryaf671/
Teryaw671/
Teriohova671/
Terziov6212/
Terihov623/
Terehof622/
Terehoff5747/
Terehhova5320/
Thaareeaf537/
Thahreeaf532/
Tariov5017/
Taryaw505/
Törjav504/
Tereov502/
Taryav501/
Teryov501/

Teriaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teriaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺮﻳﺎﻑtryaf-

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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 Teriaf
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