Terku Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Terku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Terku (13) may also be a first name.

Terku Last Name Facts

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

Terku occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Terku is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Terku are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terku is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Terku is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 17 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terkuu916/
Teerku911/
Terkou911/
Terkuş911/
Tarku802,078/
Torku801,731/
Treku8050/
Tyrku8046/
Tirku8017/
Tercu805/
Terkó801/
Terkeust771/
Tyrkus73213/
Trekou7329/
Trekeu7320/
Tirkuy7315/
Tyrkut7310/
Tharku737/
Tirkou732/
Tyrkou732/
Tarkuu732/
Tuirku731/
Tirkeu731/
Tarquku677/
Torkhui672/
Terkooh671/
Tyorkuu671/
Teurcou671/
Tercuit670/
Terqueux6246/
Tyrkouij621/
Trecu60322/
Tircu60128/
Tetrcault571/
Tarcau55271/
Thercy5527/
Tircut552/
Tircau551/
Tărcuș551/
Tirkoo551/
Trecou551/
Tircuit50369/
Tirkhoo501/
Tircult501/
Tircuip501/
Thircus500/
Tircutt500/

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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
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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 Terku
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