Tern Surname
Approximately 887 people bear this surname
Tern Surname Definition:
A tern, or tarn., is a small lake.
Tern Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 178 | 1:89,359 | 5,924 |
| Mexico | 115 | 1:1,079,358 | 13,690 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Sweden | 87 | 1:113,181 | 8,121 |
| Russia | 70 | 1:2,058,901 | 127,116 |
| Spain | 51 | 1:916,707 | 35,562 |
| Peru | 37 | 1:859,030 | 17,841 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Bolivia | 22 | 1:482,565 | 4,346 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Têrñ (1) are calculated separately.
Tern (1,855) may also be a first name.
Tern Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A tern, or tarn., is a small lake.
Tern Demographics
Average Tern Salary in
United States
$44,632 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tern Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tern Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tern (Arabic: تيرن, Russian: Терн) occurs more in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Têrñ. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tern? popularity and diffusion
It is the 397,164th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,215,948 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Tern reside; 35 percent reside in South America and 27 percent reside in Andean South America. Tern is also the 176,881st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,855 people.
The surname Tern is most widespread in Ecuador, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 89,359. Beside Ecuador this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Tern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tern last name rose 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tern Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Tern last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Tern last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.
Tern earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $44,632 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tern Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tern in the Russian language | ||
| Терн | tern | - |
| Tern in the Arabic language | ||
| تيرن | tyrn | - |
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Footnotes
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