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

The last name Tersen (Russian: Тьерсен) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant: Tersén. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tersen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Tersen is the 1,076,574^th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Tersen are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tersen is also the 394,651^st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 466 people.

The surname Tersen is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria Tersen is most common in: Benue, where 99 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Tersen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Tersen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tersen last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tersen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tersen surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with 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.