Terve Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Estonia

Terve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1511:1,173,13147,714
Estonia501:26,4364,834
India301:25,568,846339,406
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Tervé (8) are calculated separately.

Terve (153) may also be a first name.

Terve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terve (Marathi: तेरवे, Russian: Терве) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Tervé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Terve.

How Common Is The Last Name Terve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 904,049th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Terve are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Terve is also the 743,570th most common forename in the world, borne by 153 people.

The surname Terve is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 1,173,131. In Nigeria Terve is most common in: Benue, where 88 percent live, Plateau, where 9 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 17 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Terve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Terve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tervé938/
Terver916,437/
Terveh91356/
Tervet91106/
Tervee9126/
Terves9123/
Tervey918/
Therve913/
Tervei913/
Tervea912/
Tervez912/
Terved911/
Tervej911/
Tesrve910/
Terveer83587/
Thervet8329/
Tearver831/
Tervett831/
Tiervey831/
Teerver831/
Therver831/
Terverr831/
Therves830/
Terrvey830/
Thervie830/
Treve80998/
Torve80767/
Tarve80548/
Terbe80430/
Terva8092/
Tirve8078/
Terwe8061/
Tervi8017/
Terue8015/
Ķerve801/
Tervy800/
Thorve731,150/
Terwey731,011/
Tervit73439/
Trevey73292/
Treveh73278/
Terbea73147/
Terwee73130/
Terber73128/
Taerwe7399/
Tjørve7375/
Terbee7374/
Terwei7360/
Terweh7337/
Terbet7328/
Terbie7324/
Tervay7316/
Teruer7312/
Tharve7311/
Torvie739/
Terwes739/
Tarvey737/
Tervis737/
Terwer737/
Tarvee736/
Teruet736/
Terbes735/
Teurbe734/
Terbeh734/
Tervio733/
Terbei733/
Tierbe732/
Terhue732/
Torvey732/
Tarveh732/
Trevea731/
Tearue731/
Tervai731/
Terbey731/
Taarve731/
Terwue731/
Torvee731/
Thervy731/
Teruhe731/
Tarveu730/
Tyrvey730/
Tearvy730/
Terwie730/
Tiervy730/
Terweij6792/
Therber6790/
Terbest6751/
Terenpi6729/
Therwer6723/
Theroue6713/
Terbeer674/
Terweer674/
Teerebe674/
Tervish674/
Thervoy673/
Tervich672/
Tierwey672/
Terouet672/
Tervaiz672/
Tervitt672/
Terbets672/
Tervais671/
Thoirve671/
Terbech671/
Terempi671/
Terbett670/
Terruet670/
Terweds670/
Tearuer670/

Terve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Terve in the Marathi language
तेरवेterave75
तरवेtarave25
Terve in the Russian language
Тервеterve-

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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
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  • 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 Terve
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