Tertz Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Tertz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark121:470,39330,183
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tertz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tertz is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tertz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Tertz are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Tertz is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 470,393. In Denmark Tertz is mostly concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 92 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Denmark this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 6 percent are found.

Tertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tertz last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tert89162/
Terz8991/
Tgeertz831/
Terte80801/
Tierz80161/
Tiert8082/
Teart8079/
Tercz8057/
Tartz8053/
Tretz8035/
Terts8027/
Terth804/
Terrt803/
Tearz802/
Terdz801/
Tesrt801/
Tortz801/
Terzć801/
Terzz801/
Dtert801/
Tehrz801/
Terrz801/
Tirtz801/
Theart732,393/
Teartt7347/
Teerth7340/
Tearte7315/
Tertse7314/
Thortz7311/
Tretze732/
Teyret732/
Tertte731/
Therte731/
Trettz731/
Tertsh730/
Thartz730/
Thiert730/
Tearts730/
Torz671,205/
Terc67849/
Tret67217/
Tertova67171/
Tertsch67138/
Terč67118/
Tarz6754/
Theyret6712/
Terd679/
Tirt679/
Tirz675/
Theiret673/
Teerthh671/
Teartse671/
Theartt671/
Theerth671/

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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 Tertz
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