Terungwa Surname
Approximately 3,565 people bear this surname
Terungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,560 | 1:49,759 | 3,815 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Terungwa (15,040) may also be a first name.
Terungwa Demographics
Terungwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Terungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Terungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Terungwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Terungwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 127,280th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,044,192 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Terungwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terungwa is also the 46,299th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 15,040 people.
Terungwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,560 people, or 1 in 49,759. In Nigeria Terungwa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 93 percent are found, Taraba, where 3 percent are found and Plateau, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Terungwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Terungwa last name is principally Christian (93%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terzungwa | 94 | 47 | / |
| Terhungwa | 94 | 7 | / |
| Terungwga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Terunngwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tesrungwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tearzungwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tarungwa | 88 | 163 | / |
| Terungwe | 88 | 119 | / |
| Torungwa | 88 | 22 | / |
| Terumgwa | 88 | 15 | / |
| Terungua | 88 | 7 | / |
| Terongwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Terunkwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Terzungwe | 82 | 5,241 | / |
| Terunhgwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Taruungwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Torhungwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Terzungwue | 78 | 9 | / |
| Terrzungwe | 78 | 4 | / |
| Terzungweh | 78 | 4 | / |
| Tetrzungwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Terumgwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Terzunnngwe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tirongwo | 63 | 2 | / |
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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 Terungwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis