Terlum Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Terlum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Terlum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Terlum (16) may also be a first name.

Terlum Last Name Facts

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

Terlum occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terlum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terlum are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

The last name Terlum is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 58 percent are found, Ekiti, where 26 percent are found and Oyo, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terlumn9213/
Terluum921/
Terluume861/
Terlun8335/
Tarlum836/
Torlum835/
Terluin77327/
Terluun7747/
Terlund7713/
Terloun771/
Terlune770/
Terlon67196/
Trelaun6239/
Tierlon622/
Terillon5710/
Terrillon53496/
Therillon532/
Tirlon502/
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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 Terlum
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