Terkaa Surname

149,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Terkaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terkaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9461:60,1304,484
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Terkaa (6,592) may also be a first name.

Terkaa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terkaa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terkaa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,787th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,472,031 people. The surname Terkaa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terkaa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terkaa is also the 80,666th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 6,592 people.

Terkaa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,946 people, or 1 in 60,130. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 89 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Terkaa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terkaha9221/
Tterkaa924/
Terkkaa921/
Terka911,090/
Tarkaa831,921/
Torkaa83730/
Terkay8349/
Terkaj8341/
Terzka833/
Terkah832/
Tirkaa831/
Tierka831/
Terkha831/
Terkka831/
Trekaa831/
Terkae831/
Tearka830/
Tarkaha77351/
Terkatz77241/
Tyorkaa7717/
Torkaha777/
Terkajo776/
Terkuia776/
Ttarkaa774/
Terkiya772/
Terkawe772/
Terkeya771/
Tierzka771/
Ttorkaa771/
Torkaaa771/
Tarka737,596/
Terki737,498/
Tyrka731,924/
Treka731,397/
Torka731,226/
Tirka73234/
Terko73204/
Terke7370/
Terca7352/
Terky7338/
Terkó731/
Therkatz712/
Terccaya712/
Teurkiya711/
Tharkaha711/
Tarkaowa711/
Terkouia711/
Terkhi671,191/
Tarkka67340/
Teurki67273/
Terkeş67235/
Tırkaz67201/
Torkay67144/
Tirkha67117/
Tarkay67102/
Terkey6795/
Tarkai6792/
Torkai6783/
Tercki6749/
Tercas6745/
Terkez6742/
Tyrkas6741/
Torkah6732/
Tarkah6730/
Tirkay6729/
Torkha6729/
Terkki6718/
Terkeš6717/
Trekha6716/
Tarkha6716/
Terkko6716/
Thirka6713/
Tirkas6710/
Terkeľ6710/
Teirki679/
Terkie677/
Terkho676/
Terkoz676/
Terkoš676/
Tharhkaay676/
Tharka674/
Tregka674/
Trekah674/
Torkea673/
Teerki672/
Torkka672/
Thorka672/
Tierki671/
Tirkai671/
Tehrke671/
Terkeh671/
Tierca671/
Trekai671/
Terkou671/
Taarka671/
Tiorka671/
Terkee671/
Thearkhat671/
Terkoh671/
Toerko671/
Tirkat671/
Torkca671/
Tirkah671/
Tairka671/
Tirkaz671/
Terkip671/
Tercke670/
Trehka670/
Terzky670/
Trekea670/
Trekay670/

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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 Terkaa
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