Ternahan Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ternahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ternahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ternahan Last Name Facts

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

Ternahan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ternahan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ternahan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ternahan is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Ternahan reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Ternahan is mostly concentrated in: California, where 28 percent live, Washington, where 25 percent live and Delaware, where 15 percent live. Beside The United States Ternahan occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Ternahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ternahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ternahan last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ternahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ternahan last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Ternahan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $49,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terhnahan941/
Ternaham882/
Tarnahan882/
Ternhain881/
Ternan86244/
Tiernan807,164/
Ternane80142/
Tearnan80140/
Ternant80121/
Ternand8017/
Ternain8010/
Ternang806/
Teirnan805/
Thernan802/
Terngan801/
Teernan800/
Tärnhamn7511/
Tiernann751/
Tiernnan750/
Thiernan750/
Ternon71419/
Tornan7137/
Tirnan7129/
Tarnan7110/
Ternam719/
Ternanova711/
Trenan710/
Tornean6755/
Tiernon6754/
Thornan673/
Tiornan673/
Ternoun672/
Thernon671/
Trenain671/
Tharnan671/
Ternnanova671/
Tarhnan671/
Tirnean670/
Teirnam670/
Teernon670/
Tearnon670/
Trenhon670/
Trenean670/
Tirnann670/

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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
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  • 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 Ternahan
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