Tersugh Surname

276,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tersugh Surname User-submission:

The Tersugh surname means 'comforter'.

Tersugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4031:126,2608,269

Tersugh (5,203) may also be a first name.

Tersugh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tersugh surname means 'comforter'.

- lazarusamenger

Tersugh Last Name Facts

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

Tersugh is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tersugh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tersugh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 276,388th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,194,259 people. The last name Tersugh is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tersugh live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tersugh is also the 93,843rd most commonly held given name in the world, held by 5,203 people.

The last name Tersugh is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,403 people, or 1 in 126,260. In Nigeria Tersugh is most prevalent in: Benue, where 91 percent live, Taraba, where 5 percent live and Cross River, where 2 percent live.

Tersugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ttersugh934/
Tersough931/
Teersugh931/
Terzsugh931/
Tarsugh867/
Tersuhg864/
Terzugh861/
Tarzugh7113/
Toersuk712/
Tersoux711/
Torzugh711/
Tersoog711/
Torshaug6720/
Tarzuugh6711/
Terschuk672/
Terzugue671/
Thorshaug63257/
Tersukova631/
Torsuk623/
Tarsuk621/
Terzuc621/
Tershukova59181/
Terjoux5732/
Tarssuk573/
Tarshuk572/
Tircuig572/
Terjouk572/
Terchuk572/
Terjouck5312/
Teirjouk5310/
Terşukova501/

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Footnotes

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