Ternian Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ternian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ternian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4251:180,66515,022
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ternian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ternian is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ternian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ternian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 642,034th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. Ternian is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Ternian are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Ternian is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 180,665. In Iran it is mostly found in: Fars Province, where 22 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 21 percent are found and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Ternian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ternian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ternian last name grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ternian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ternian surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ternian earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 143.21% more than the national average, earning $104,942 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiernian930/
Ternihan930/
Tarnian866/
Ternion862/
Ternhain801/
Ternyanova7110/
Trenjan719/
Ternyam714/
Tornyan711/
Tarnion711/
Tarnjan711/
Tirnean710/
Ternheim6717/
Tärnhamn6711/
Thornion672/
Thornyon533/
Tyornyon531/
Törneheim502/

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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 Ternian
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