Ternel Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ternel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ternel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1091:11,8662,562
France721:922,538106,020
Guinea441:268,9501,053
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ternel (12) may also be a first name.

Ternel Last Name Facts

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

Ternel is found in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ternel? popularity and diffusion

Ternel is the 948,111th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Ternel are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 11,866. In Mauritius Ternel is primarily concentrated in: Rivière Noire District, where 99 percent live and Plaines Wilhems District, where 1 percent live. Excluding Mauritius this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 26 percent live and Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Ternel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ternel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ternel last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ternell9244/
Toernel921/
Thernell8656/
Teurnell8613/
Toernell861/
Tiernell861/
Ternnell860/
Tornel832,023/
Trenel83158/
Ternil833/
Tarnel832/
Ternld832/
Ternll830/
Tornell77689/
Törnell77310/
Tarnell7766/
Trenell7755/
Tärnell7740/
Tornehl7726/
Törneld7715/
Tärneld778/
Torniel777/
Tarnuel772/
Thornel772/
Tyrnell771/
Tarneel771/
Threnel770/
Taarnel770/
Tirnell770/
Thyrnel770/
Ternill770/
Thornell712,001/
Thörnell7167/
Torniell711/
Thirnell710/
Tornnell710/
Tarnnell710/
Tornil67230/
Törnil674/
Tarnil672/
Ternylova671/
Trenil671/
Ternilová671/
Tarinnell671/
Thornnell671/

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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
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  • 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 Ternel
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