Terma Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Terma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Termä (11) are calculated separately.

Terma (382) may also be a first name.

Terma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terma (Hindi: तेरमा, Russian: Терма, Tibetan: སྟེར་མ།) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as: Termä. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Terma? popularity and diffusion

Terma is the 1,353,468th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name Terma is primarily found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Terma live; 34 percent live in Oceania Islands and 34 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 443,564th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 382 people.

Terma is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western Highlands, where 71 percent live, Jiwaka, where 27 percent live and Madang, where 2 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Terma occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Spain, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Termä9311/
Termas91188/
Termat9179/
Tierma9138/
Termea9120/
Therma9114/
Termah915/
Termaz915/
Termaa912/
Termai912/
Terhma911/
Teerma911/
Termaat83990/
Termath83327/
Thermea83251/
Termast8325/
Teirmaa8311/
Termass839/
Thermat835/
Termatt834/
Termaud833/
Termash832/
Teermma831/
Thierma831/
Thermau831/
Therméa831/
Termadz831/
Torma809,077/
Tarma801,619/
Terme801,546/
Termo80811/
Trema80110/
Termi8087/
Tirma8060/
Termy807/
Tyrma801/
Törma801/
Thermeau7732/
Termaath7710/
Termeaux771/
Tremea73917/
Termer73830/
Tharma73583/
Termes73524/
Therme73436/
Termos73426/
Thermo73299/
Tarmah73215/
Tormay73161/
Termet73122/
Termoz73113/
Termey7391/
Termiz7384/
Tormaa7383/
Termis7376/
Thermy7367/
Termit7355/
Tirmas7348/
Termez7329/
Tarmaa7329/
Tormah7329/
Tirmah7327/
Thorma7325/
Termoh7320/
Termeh7319/
Termei7319/
Tormai7317/
Tarmai7313/
Termot7311/
Termyt7311/
Tormma7310/
Treméa739/
Termie738/
Termäs737/
Tirmaş737/
Tremma735/
Termid735/
Thermé733/
Tarmea732/
Tirmai732/
Tarmay732/
Termou732/
Termoo732/
Tirmaz732/
Thermi732/
Termme731/
Thirma731/
Taermo731/
Tremêa731/
Tirmaa731/
Tirmap731/
Tirmay731/
Tiermo731/
Termii731/
Tremau730/
Thermault711/
Termeer671,137/
Thermoz67294/
Tirmaha67213/
Thermou67212/
Thermot6751/
Thermed6735/
Termehr6730/
Termoth6714/
Thermoy6714/
Termmee6711/
Termecz6710/
Termetz679/
Termott678/
Termets677/
Thiermo675/
Tiermey674/
Termoss673/
Thermie672/
Tairema672/
Termich671/
Termett671/
Termish671/
Tirmaja671/
Tirmash671/
Thierme671/
Thirmai671/
Tharmah671/
Termeet671/
Toirema671/
Terhmeh671/
Termeez671/

Terma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terma in the Tibetan language
སྟེར་མ།terma-
Terma in the Hindi language
तेरमाterama-
Terma in the Russian language
Термаterma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Terma
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