Teruel Surname
Approximately 19,427 people bear this surname
Teruel Surname User-submission:
An Aragonese old name, quite common and distributed by Spain, with special presence in Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, Madrid, La Mancha and Andalusia. The place name comes from Teruel, Aragon, a historical name of a city and capital of the province of the same name.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 8,354 | 1:5,596 | 694 |
| Honduras | 2,893 | 1:3,048 | 389 |
| Philippines | 2,525 | 1:40,094 | 6,276 |
| Argentina | 1,588 | 1:26,917 | 2,251 |
| Brazil | 1,459 | 1:146,727 | 5,622 |
| France | 654 | 1:101,564 | 14,932 |
| United States | 626 | 1:579,008 | 47,409 |
| Mexico | 335 | 1:370,526 | 7,606 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Cuba | 119 | 1:96,830 | 2,955 |
| Venezuela | 110 | 1:274,583 | 6,549 |
| Andorra | 43 | 1:1,950 | 355 |
| Panama | 37 | 1:105,737 | 3,952 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Téruel (1) are calculated separately.
Teruel (39) may also be a first name.
Teruel Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Aragonese old name, quite common and distributed by Spain, with special presence in Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, Madrid, La Mancha and Andalusia. The place name comes from Teruel, Aragon, a historical name of a city and capital of the province of the same name. The name comes from the name Teruel Turiolum of pre-Roman origin, possibly derived from the root tur, present in many place names Iberian pre-Roman. Those of this name were found in the conquest and repopulation of the kingdom of Valencia, raising houses in Sogorb (1248), Cocentaina (1269), Xérica (1343), Benafer (1379), etc. They also went to the conquest of Murcia, being residents of Lorca, where was the famous captain Ginés de Teruel, who served the Emperor Charles V with extraordinary courage and remarkable loyalty in many of its most important military enterprises; also sparkled this name in the conquest of Andalusia, and before the Royal Chancery of Granada proved their nobility, among others: García Teruel, neighbor Pliego (Murcia), in 1582, Marcos de Teruel, Sabiote (Jaén), in 1624; Master Sebastian Teruel, Jaen, in 1627, and Fernando Quesada Teruel, neighbor and Albolote Granada, in 1707. The surname, Teruel, has a heraldic shield or Spanish blazon, certified by the Chronicler King of Arms and Dean Don Vicente de Cadenas and Vicent.
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Average Teruel Salary in
United States
$43,727 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Teruel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teruel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Teruel (Russian: Теруэль) is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Téruel. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Teruel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 27,678th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 375,125 people. The surname Teruel is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Teruel reside; 43 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held forename on earth, held by 39 people.
The last name Teruel is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 8,354 people, or 1 in 5,596. In Spain it is mostly found in: Valencian Community, where 26 percent live, Catalonia, where 24 percent live and Andalusia, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Spain it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Honduras, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
Teruel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Teruel has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Teruel surname rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Teruel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Teruel last name are 42.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.58% registered with the political party.
The amount Teruel earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,950 per year; in United States they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $43,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.65% less than the national average, earning $42,404 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teruel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teruel in the Russian language | ||
| Теруэль | teruel | - |
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