Tersen Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Tersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
France541:1,230,050127,496
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Tersén (9) are calculated separately.

Tersen (466) may also be a first name.

Tersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tersen (Russian: Тьерсен) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Tersén. For other possible spellings of Tersen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tersen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,076,574th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Tersen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Tersen reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 394,651st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 466 people.

Tersen is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 99 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Tersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tersen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tersen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tersen surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tersen surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tersen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tersén949/
Tiersen92107/
Toersen9254/
Thersen9227/
Terseen926/
Terrsen921/
Tearsen921/
Therssen86219/
Tøgersen86180/
Thiersen8681/
Thgersen8653/
Terschen862/
Torsen83330/
Tirsen83208/
Tersin83145/
Terson83119/
Tarsen8364/
Tersan8326/
Tergen8316/
Tersyn8314/
Terjen837/
Tersem833/
Tercen831/
Tyrsen830/
Thøgersen801,958/
Tersenova80155/
Toerschen80147/
Theirssen8011/
Thiersoen800/
Thorsen7715,685/
Tierson77198/
Tershan77113/
Tearson7784/
Therson7750/
Tersing7742/
Tersyna7738/
Tersane7716/
Tiercen7714/
Tershin7712/
Tersian7712/
Töråsen7712/
Tarseen779/
Tersone775/
Tearjen774/
Tershon773/
Tersoon772/
Tersson772/
Terssan772/
Tersang772/
Torrsen771/
Torseen771/
Torsien771/
Tersand771/
Tersaun771/
Tersisn771/
Tersngh771/
Tersong771/
Thirsen771/
Thersan771/
Tersaan771/
Tersuun771/
Thergen771/
Tharsen771/
Terzien771/
Tergent771/
Tirssen771/
Teerson770/
Toerson770/
Tersnne770/
Tehrson770/
Terrsin770/
Terzn732/
Tarsn731/
Tersingh71151/
Terschan7152/
Thorssen7135/
Thierzen7112/
Törschen7111/
Tershina714/
Thorrsen713/
Terssane713/
Ttheerhseen712/
Thorsien711/
Terzienė711/
Thyråsen711/
Thersong711/
Terrsang711/
Teersgan711/
Tarhseen711/
Thearson710/
Thoerson710/
Thirssen710/
Therrson710/
Thaerson710/
Tercan678,186/
Tarsan671,298/
Terzin67864/
Teržan67285/
Tarsin67263/
Torsin67212/
Terzan67193/
Tercon67166/
Torsan67165/
Tyrsin67156/
Tirsan67116/
Tarzen6756/
Tercin6754/
Tirsin6739/
Tyrsyn6736/
Terjan6728/
Terján6724/
Tyrsén6720/
Thorsn6719/
Torsén6717/
Tirson6716/
Torsán6715/
Terzon6714/
Tirsén6713/
Terzyn6713/
Terçin6713/
Tarcen6712/
Tergin6712/
Tergem6712/
Terjon678/
Tersim677/
Tearsingh676/
Tîrsan676/
Teršan676/
Tahrhseen674/
Tarsén672/
Terhcn671/
Tersanova671/
Tersom671/
Thersonne671/
Terjin671/
Terzán671/
Terceñ671/
Tercón671/
Tersam671/
Tershnova671/
Tarßen671/
Tarsán671/
Tregen671/
Tyrsan671/
Ttheerhsn671/

Tersen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tersen in the Russian language
Тьерсенtersen-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tersen
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