Terneau Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Terneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Terneau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terneau occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terneau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Terneau live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent reside. Barring France this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Terneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Terneau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Terneau surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Therneau9359/
Terneaud9325/
Teurneau939/
Terneaux931/
Ternau92175/
Terneu9252/
Therneaut881/
Ternaux86317/
Tarneau861/
Ternaud861/
Torneau861/
Terna838,989/
Ternault8010/
Thernaux802/
Ternat77406/
Tierna7759/
Ternas7712/
Terzna775/
Ternad774/
Ternou773/
Ternga772/
Terrna772/
Ternna772/
Therna772/
Teerna771/
Teirna771/
Tyrnau771/
Thernault754/
Terenna7125/
Ternacz7112/
Thernou719/
Thierna719/
Ternous714/
Ternach713/
Theirna712/
Teirnou711/
Thernad711/
Teyrnou711/
Ternash711/
Ternaha711/
Therrna711/
Terinna710/
Torna672,451/
Tarna671,163/
Trena671,069/
Terno67773/
Tyrna67657/
Tirna67172/
Ternouth6786/
Thernous674/
Tärna671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Terneau
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