Ternow Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ternow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ternow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ternow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ternow is most common in Sweden. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ternow? popularity and diffusion

Ternow is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Ternow reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Ternow is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 45 percent reside, Kalmar County, where 27 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 27 percent reside. Other than Sweden Ternow occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tornow833,776/
Tarnow831,473/
Ternov83586/
Trenow8341/
Tyrnow834/
Tirnow830/
Ternova771,030/
Thörnow778/
Ternoff773/
Thornow771/
Ternhof771/
Tiernaw771/
Terznov771/
Terrnova7126/
Thernova711/
Thernoff711/
Tyrnov67269/
Tarnov67199/
Trenov67171/
Tornov6791/
Tärnov6715/
Tarnof678/
Tirnov677/
Ternav677/
Ternovova674/
Tarnów672/
Trenof671/
Tornof670/
Tarnoff62461/
Tyrnova62314/
Tırnova62257/
Tirnova6214/
Trenoff628/
Tjørnov625/
Tornoff624/
Tiornov622/
Tirnovs622/
Tarnnov621/
Tarnhoff570/
Tornav504/

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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 Ternow
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