Terrence Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Terrence Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terrence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3401:1,066,05677,773
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
India571:13,457,287231,997
Canada491:751,95159,756
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
England231:2,422,52489,093
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
China31:455,773,85521,925
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Macau21:300,8151,009
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France11:66,422,722504,397
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Terrence (98,859) may also be a first name.

Terrence Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terrence (Marathi: टेरेन्स) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Terrence click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terrence? popularity and diffusion

Terrence is the 423,328th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Terrence reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Terrence is also the 10,307th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 98,859 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 1,066,056. In The United States Terrence is mostly found in: California, where 17 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Terrence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Terrence has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Terrence last name grew 351 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Terrence Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Terrence surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Terrence surname are 8.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Terrence earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $45,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $47,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Terrence Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terrence in the Marathi language
टेरेन्सterensa62.5
तेरन्चेterance12.5
टेरेtere12.5
टेरेनसterenasa6.25
तेरेन्सterensa6.25

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Footnotes

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