Terseer Surname

81,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Terseer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terseer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,9701:29,6722,497
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Terseer (16,332) may also be a first name.

Terseer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terseer is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Terseer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Terseer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,342nd most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,220,081 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terseer live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 43,789th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 16,332 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,970 people, or 1 in 29,672. In Nigeria Terseer is most numerous in: Benue, where 92 percent are found, Taraba, where 2 percent are found and Plateau, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Terseer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tersseer934/
Tersee92543/
Terser92259/
Terseur8668/
Tarseer8615/
Tersier8613/
Torseer869/
Tersuer866/
Tersser865/
Teerser864/
Tersees862/
Tersaer861/
Tersere861/
Terseet861/
Terrser860/
Terse831,427/
Terssier803/
Thersher802/
Tersiere801/
Tearsser801/
Thersser800/
Terzer77476/
Tearse77102/
Tersse7741/
Tersey7740/
Tercer7727/
Tersea7726/
Terset7724/
Therse7716/
Tierse7715/
Torser779/
Terger779/
Tarser774/
Terseh772/
Tersie772/
Tershe771/
Terrse771/
Terses771/
Teerse771/
Terjee771/
Tirser770/
Tersce770/
Teurse770/
Tahrsheer7511/
Tearsheet752/
Teurscher752/
Terzier7195/
Thierse7181/
Theirse7142/
Tercher7131/
Thersea712/
Terssie712/
Teirege711/
Ttersea711/
Teireje711/
Tearsey711/
Tersi67696/
Tersa67515/
Terze67392/
Tirse67325/
Terce67258/
Terje6773/
Terge6750/
Tersy6737/
Therzier676/
Thøgerse671/
Thiersse671/
Tyorzeer671/
Tersaire671/
Thierrse671/
Terhzert671/
Terssett670/
Terschey670/
Terschep670/
Tierssey670/
Tearcher670/

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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 Terseer
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