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

Terkaa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Terkaa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Terkaa is the 149,787th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,472,031 people. The surname Terkaa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Terkaa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 80,666th most common given name internationally It is held by 6,592 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,946 people, or 1 in 60,130. In Nigeria Terkaa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 89 percent are found, Taraba, where 4 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Terkaa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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