Terjesen Surname

397,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Terjesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terjesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6201:8,294871
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Terjesen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terjesen is found most frequently in Norway. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terjesen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 397,537th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Terjesen are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 620 people, or 1 in 8,294. In Norway Terjesen is mostly found in: Southern Norway, where 59 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent are found and Western Norway, where 10 percent are found. Not including Norway it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Terjesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Terjesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Terjesen surname increased 4,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terjesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Terjesen surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Terjesen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning 331,471 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.61% more than the national average, earning $56,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning $44,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Therjesen947/
Torjesen88174/
Tergesen88106/
Terjeson8891/
Tarjesen880/
Terjen867/
Thergesen8240/
Terjesson822/
Tergeisen820/
Terrgesen820/
Tehreen8026/
Terjean807/
Tearjen804/
Tierjen801/
Tersene801/
Tergeson7520/
Tarjeson7517/
Törjeson755/
Therjean751/
Terhehen751/
Torjeson750/
Terseson750/
Tergen7116/
Törjesson7113/
Teryen717/
Terien712/
Terjehina711/
Terzeshan711/
Terjin711/
Terrien676,808/
Therien672,657/
Terehin67107/
Tershin6712/
Tergene674/
Terzean673/
Terieng673/
Tierien671/
Terryen671/
Terient671/
Terzien671/
Thergen671/
Teerien671/
Tersisn671/
Tearyen671/
Tearien670/
Teirien670/

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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
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  • 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 Terjesen
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