Terngu Surname

99,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Terngu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terngu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,7331:37,4273,018
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Terngu (13,667) may also be a first name.

Terngu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terngu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terngu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,851st most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,538,755 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Terngu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 49,495th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 13,667 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,733 people, or 1 in 37,427. In Nigeria Terngu is most frequent in: Benue, where 90 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Terngu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The Gambia, where 0 percent reside.

Terngu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tergu91209/
Ternu913/
Ternengu861/
Tergou832,052/
Ternus831,600/
Ternau83175/
Torngu83140/
Tergau8371/
Terneu8352/
Tarngu8326/
Tergnu836/
Ternou833/
Terrgu832/
Ternuz832/
Ternhu831/
Terguu831/
Tergus830/
Terneus77959/
Ternaux77317/
Thernou779/
Ternous774/
Tornguu774/
Tiernui772/
Thorngu771/
Ternaud771/
Teirnou771/
Teyrnou771/
Terneux771/
Terggou771/
Theringaud751/
Tregu7313/
Tirgu736/
Tärnu731/
Trenu731/
Therneus71148/
Ternouth7186/
Ternault7110/
Thiernau718/
Ternhult718/
Thernous714/
Thernaux712/
Trenou671,039/
Tregou6765/
Tergoo676/
Tirnou675/
Tyornu674/
Thernault674/
Therny673/
Tirnus672/
Ternuhova671/
Tirgou671/
Tairgu671/
Tehernous671/
Trenuy671/
Tirgud671/
Tyrnau671/

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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 Terngu
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