Tern Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tern Surname Definition:

A tern, or tarn., is a small lake.

Tern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1781:89,3595,924
Mexico1151:1,079,35813,690
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Sweden871:113,1818,121
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Spain511:916,70735,562
Peru371:859,03017,841
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Chile281:629,16015,000
Bolivia221:482,5654,346
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tern (Arabic: تيرن, Russian: Терн) is found most in Ecuador. It may also appear as a variant: Têrñ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tern? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tern is the 397,164th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,215,948 people. The last name 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 common first name worldwide, borne by 1,855 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ecuador, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 89,359. Aside from Ecuador this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Tern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tern surname expanded 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tern surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teren89967/
Terin89863/
Thern89540/
Terne89343/
Teern89128/
Terng89121/
Terün8981/
Teryn8974/
Teurn8922/
Tiern8911/
Terén899/
Ternå897/
Tearn893/
Terrn892/
Terzn892/
Terän892/
Toern891/
Ternø891/
Terhn890/
Tehrn890/
Taern890/
Têrñ831/
Terryn801,658/
Terren801,265/
Terzin80864/
Therin80848/
Terrin80808/
Terina80763/
Tering80261/
Tereng80245/
Tearne80233/
Terink80204/
Teruin8087/
Therén8078/
Theren8057/
Therne8041/
Teiren8030/
Teryna8028/
Terent8026/
Terrén8022/
Teruun8019/
Ternne8015/
Terzyn8013/
Tergin8012/
Teyrin8011/
Tieren8011/
Tearng8010/
Terion809/
Tereun809/
Terend806/
Toerin806/
Tetrin805/
Therng805/
Tereen805/
Tehrin805/
Terngh804/
Tesrin804/
Tøgern803/
Tierin803/
Teïrne802/
Terien802/
Thoern802/
Theern802/
Theurn801/
Tterin801/
Thearn801/
Thiern801/
Teirin801/
Teryon801/
Teirne801/
Terint801/
Terrín801/
Taerrn801/
Taerin801/
Tearin800/
Tieryn800/
Theirn800/
Teeren800/
Torn751,992/
Tarn751,334/
Törn75596/
Tärn7586/
Tirn751/
Tyrn750/
Terrien736,808/
Therien732,657/
Toerien731,901/
Ternova731,030/
Thieren73330/
Teering73206/
Terrijn73134/
Terrion73127/
Thoeren7347/
Theurin7332/
Thernøe7329/
Therrin7327/
Terenne7326/
Terreng7325/
Thaeren7321/
Terrina7311/
Terring7311/
Therren739/
Tesring738/
Terrenq737/
Tearina736/
Thearin736/
Teereen736/
Ternová735/
Terrent734/
Theuren733/
Theirne732/
Tejrina732/
Theeren732/
Teränne732/
Teargin731/
Teiring731/
Teringh731/
Thereen731/
Terreen731/
Tetring731/
Teireng731/
Teerien731/
Terzien731/
Teremne731/
Tierien731/
Terngue731/
Theerin731/
Theroen730/
Tearing730/
Teirien730/
Tehring730/
Tearion730/
Terrint730/
Thearen730/
Tehtren730/
Tearien730/
Terrend730/
Thorn6762,376/
Tarin6733,589/
Therrien6723,006/
Torin674,045/
Tören672,543/
Tiren671,631/
Toren671,492/
Terim671,386/
Tyrin671,284/
Thörn671,249/
Trene67738/
Terem67676/
Tirin67616/
Thierrin67385/
Taren67367/
Torén67365/
Tyrén67234/
Törön67185/
Tyryn67148/
Trenh67137/
Thetring67124/
Törne67118/
Tirén67106/
Tarín6795/
Téren6793/
Tharn6767/
Tyren6755/
Terenová6749/
Terenova6748/
Terengue6748/
Terrenne6735/
Tjørn6731/
Terrnova6726/
Törün6723/
Törnå6720/
Tarén6718/
Torrn6714/
Thärn6714/
Thernová6712/
Thierzen6712/
Therring6711/
Terinova679/
Tirnh678/
Tarnø676/
Tärne675/
Theirren674/
Tereń674/
Tirne673/
Torín673/
Tornø673/
Theherne672/
Thirn671/
Thierren671/
Htorn671/
Theerien671/
Tayrn671/
Therraen671/
Therrent671/
Thesring671/
Tyrèn671/
Terzienė671/
Terénová671/
Terrinne671/
Taarn671/
Torèn671/
Tarın671/
Theyring671/
Thernova671/
Terynova671/
Teehreen671/
Tearring670/
Theering670/
Tihrn670/
Tairn670/

Tern Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tern in the Russian language
Тернtern-
Tern in the Arabic language
تيرنtyrn-

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