Terna Surname

56,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Terna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,8911:22,4491,995
Moldova4141:8,6021,422
Italy1921:318,52439,203
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Philippines761:1,332,08299,105
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
India171:45,121,493474,784
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England71:7,959,723202,100
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Terna (20,159) may also be a first name.

Terna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terna (Georgian: ტერნა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺮﻥ, Marathi: तेरणा, Russian: Терна) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,421st most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 810,718 people. Terna is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Terna live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terna is also the 37,571st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 20,159 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 7,891 people, or 1 in 22,449. In Nigeria Terna is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Taraba, where 3 percent live and Anambra, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 5 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

Terna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Terna has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Terna last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Terna surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Terna earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.72% less than the national average, earning $34,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ternat91406/
Ternai91298/
Ternay91268/
Ternau91175/
Tierna9159/
Ternaj9116/
Ternas9112/
Terzna915/
Ternad914/
Therna912/
Ternna912/
Terrna912/
Ternga912/
Teirna911/
Teerna911/
Ternea911/
Ternaux83317/
Tiernay83192/
Terenna8325/
Ternacz8312/
Thierna839/
Thernay834/
Ternach833/
Theirna832/
Terneau832/
Terneas831/
Thernad831/
Therrna831/
Ternaha831/
Ternaia831/
Ternaud831/
Ternays831/
Ternash831/
Teirnay830/
Terinna830/
Tearnay830/
Terni802,733/
Torna802,451/
Tarna801,163/
Trena801,069/
Terno80773/
Tyrna80657/
Terny80413/
Terne80343/
Tirna80172/
Tärna801/
Therneau7759/
Terneaud7725/
Ternault7710/
Teurneau779/
Thiernau778/
Thernaux772/
Terneaux771/
Ternes735,043/
Tierno733,578/
Terngo732,910/
Tornea731,898/
Tornay731,829/
Tarnai731,637/
Tornai731,170/
Terner731,103/
Ternet73471/
Ternio73467/
Tornau73414/
Tarnay73394/
Ternoy73356/
Tearne73233/
Tierny73221/
Terney73214/
Tarnah7370/
Tierne7370/
Thorna7354/
Terneu7352/
Ternei7350/
Trenea7350/
Ternot7350/
Tearno7341/
Therne7341/
Ternis7334/
Ternoz7334/
Ternos7330/
Tiorna7328/
Tyrnas7326/
Therno7317/
Tarnea7317/
Ternne7315/
Taarna7312/
Tirnaz7311/
Trenay7310/
Tarnau738/
Ternyi738/
Tirnas737/
Tierni736/
Ternge736/
Tirnea734/
Thirna734/
Ternou733/
Ternie733/
Therni733/
Therny733/
Ternej733/
Teïrne732/
Ternii732/
Terniy732/
Tehrni732/
Ternoi732/
Tornaj732/
Tornah732/
Trenaj732/
Tharna732/
Ternez732/
Tearny731/
Teirny731/
Tyrnau731/
Tyrnea731/
Teirno731/
Ternee731/
Tirnad731/
Tirnga731/
Tairna731/
Tornaa731/
Tîrnea731/
Teirne731/
Ternès731/
Terneß731/
Thérna731/
Tarnaa731/
Tyrzna731/
Ternyt731/
Tirnay730/
Ternny730/
Teurny730/
Thernault714/
Therneaut711/
Tearnhead710/
Tierney6738,301/
Ternois67667/
Tearney67393/
Teirney67262/
Ternest67224/
Thierno67206/
Tirenna67182/
Thernes67153/
Tarnaha6794/
Thernot6766/
Ternácz6763/
Ternoot6760/
Ternoey6760/
Therner6750/
Tyrngai6739/
Thernøe6729/
Terenne6726/
Terness6719/
Ternetz6718/
Thornau6718/
Theirno6715/
Ternecz6713/
Taerney6713/
Torenna6710/
Thernou679/
Ternesø677/
Ternous674/
Ternhit674/
Therney673/
Theirne672/
Thierne672/
Tiernui672/
Ternett672/
Teränne672/
Ternich671/
Torneau671/
Teernes671/
Teirnou671/
Teyrnou671/
Terneer671/
Ternysh671/
Terrnes671/
Terrney671/
Thornea671/
Tirinna671/
Tiernei671/
Tierrno671/
Tarenna671/
Tharnai671/
Teremne671/
Terneis671/
Tarneau671/
Tiernoy671/
Ternesh671/
Terenny671/
Taharna671/
Teerney670/
Tiernie670/
Ternnet670/
Tearnys670/
Tearnie670/
Tierniy670/
Tearner670/
Theirny670/
Ternner670/
Tiernny670/
Teurney670/
Tairnay670/
Thornna670/
Terniss670/
Ternitt670/
Tarnnay670/
Ternnie670/
Tearnes670/

Terna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terna in the Georgian language
ტერნაterna-
Terna in the Marathi language
तेरणाterana-
Terna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺮﻥtrn33.33
ﺗﻴﺮﻥtyrn33.33
ﺗﺮﻧﻪtrnh33.33
Terna in the Russian language
Тернаterna-

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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 Terna
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