Tersoo Surname

79,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tersoo Surname User-submission:

The Tersoo surname is mostly used by the Tiv people in Benue state, Nigeria. It means 'father's love'.

Tersoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,1281:28,9072,446
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Tersoo (24,103) may also be a first name.

Tersoo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tersoo surname is mostly used by the Tiv people in Benue state, Nigeria. It means 'father's love'.

- lazarusamenger

The Tersoo surname means 'father's love'.

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Tersoo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tersoo (Hindi: तेरसू, Marathi: तेरसू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tersoo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,449th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,186,897 people. The surname Tersoo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tersoo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 32,906th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 24,103 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,128 people, or 1 in 28,907. In Nigeria Tersoo is most prevalent in: Benue, where 88 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Anambra, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Tersoo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teersoo921/
Taersoo921/
Tershoo921/
Toersoo921/
Terso91423/
Torsoo831,059/
Tarsoo83277/
Tersou83131/
Tersio8329/
Tersco8310/
Tersso839/
Tierso832/
Terzoo831/
Tersho831/
Tersoh831/
Tersoa831/
Tersouová801/
Torshoo777/
Tersoux771/
Tersoothth751/
Terzo732,849/
Tirso731,384/
Tarso731,247/
Terco731,004/
Tersa73515/
Torso73285/
Tersu7328/
Terço7326/
Terjo7318/
Thiersoy7154/
Tarsio67142/
Tersaa6792/
Tersia6771/
Tersad6764/
Tersuu6751/
Tirsio6743/
Torsoh6740/
Thersa6726/
Tierzo6719/
Tercho6718/
Tharso6717/
Terdjo6716/
Torsho6716/
Thorso6714/
Tersus678/
Terças678/
Tersuh677/
Tarzoo676/
Terssa675/
Tersha675/
Terços675/
Thyrso675/
Tersat673/
Torsso672/
Tirsjo671/
Torsio671/
Teerzo671/
Terzoh671/
Terjos671/
Teersa671/
Terrsa670/

Tersoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tersoo in the Hindi language
तेरसूterasu-
Tersoo in the Marathi language
तेरसूterasu-

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