Tertese Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tertese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tertese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Iran51:15,356,505213,424

Tertese (624) may also be a first name.

Tertese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tertese has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tertese? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tertese is the 2,237,939th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Tertese is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Tertese reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tertese is also the 333,643rd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 624 people.

The last name Tertese is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 67 percent live, Taraba, where 24 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria Tertese occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ttertese931/
Terteser931/
Tertes9219/
Tortese862/
Tertess861/
Teartes861/
Tartesse8021/
Tertis77106/
Tretes774/
Terteci71335/
Tertois71128/
Tortise7140/
Tertysh7139/
Tortesi7115/
Tartèse712/
Tertish712/
Tertais711/
Tirthes711/
Tortoise6739/
Tartaise6724/
Tortessi6716/
Tartasse674/
Tertoshi671/
Theartis671/

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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 Tertese
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