Therese Surname

33,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Chad

Therese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Therese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,9581:12,4001,550
Chad4,5251:3,004515
Ethiopia2,8981:33,6603,918
France4061:163,60325,496
Ivory Coast3661:63,0363,660
India3611:2,124,83571,557
Mauritius2131:6,0721,248
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Cameroon1661:125,11514,217
Australia1001:269,95724,430
England631:884,41445,970
Canada441:837,40065,151
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Thérese (5), Therése (4), Therèse (2), Thérèse (72) & Thérése (4) are calculated separately.

Therese (1,070,038) may also be a first name.

Therese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Therese (Bengali: থেরেস, Hindi: तेरेस, Marathi: तेरेस) is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant: Thérese, Therése, Therèse, Thérèse or Thérése. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Therese? popularity and diffusion

Therese is the 33,805th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 464,234 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Therese reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Therese is also the 810th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 1,070,038 people.

The last name Therese is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,958 people, or 1 in 12,400. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 72 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 29 percent live and Ethiopia, where 18 percent live.

Therese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Therese has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Therese surname grew 4,925 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Therese Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Therese are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Therese earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 39.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,675 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning $41,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thérese955/
Therése954/
Therèse952/
Theresie9340/
Theurese9334/
Thereuse9322/
Theresse9318/
Theresea9314/
Terese92964/
Theres92652/
Thérèse9072/
Thérése904/
Theresies882/
Theresher881/
Thereshie881/
Therres86464/
Thereze86391/
Theresy86172/
Theresi8637/
Thieres8619/
Therase8614/
Tierese8610/
Thereus869/
Teresse866/
Terease866/
Tereise865/
Theresh864/
Teresee864/
Teresea863/
Therise863/
Terrese863/
Tereser863/
Tereshe862/
Thereas862/
Therose862/
Tharese861/
Teriese861/
Theires861/
Therees861/
Theress861/
Theries861/
Theures861/
Teresie861/
Tereset861/
Teresey860/
Teres831,923/
Therasse80635/
Theressy8030/
Therisse804/
Therezie803/
Terresse802/
Theredge801/
Tereshes801/
Tharesse801/
Teresier801/
Théresse801/
Teresa7728,796/
Terres776,811/
Teresi773,235/
Terece77592/
Terase77381/
Teresh77286/
Terets77201/
Tereze7789/
Tarese7775/
Theris7761/
Terzes7760/
Therez7745/
Teresė7741/
Terege7737/
Tereas7729/
Tyrese7725/
Teures7720/
Terest7717/
Torese7712/
Tereus7710/
Tieres776/
Terise775/
Teyres774/
Teresy774/
Tirese773/
Teress773/
Thires772/
Teresz772/
Teares772/
Teresí772/
Terose771/
Tereds771/
Teeres771/
Terehs771/
Tereis771/
Tgeres771/
Tereez771/
Teries770/
Teires770/
Theresiay754/
Thereisay753/
Therassea751/
Tuheereze751/
Thereiths751/
Therretts750/
Teressa714,538/
Torrese71441/
Therezi71309/
Thorase71262/
Terezie71175/
Terisse71140/
Tierres71137/
Tereche71112/
Theriez71104/
Terezis7188/
Teresha7174/
Terytse7167/
Terrase7157/
Thorose7146/
Theretz7144/
Thayres7135/
Terresa7125/
Tereshi7125/
Tieries7118/
Toresse7118/
Teregis7117/
Terasse7116/
Tareshe7116/
Terasei7114/
Terhase7113/
Tereasa7111/
Tereage7110/
Teresit719/
Theurez719/
Tereisa719/
Terries717/
Terrose716/
Tharase716/
Terreus715/
Terresi715/
Terezer715/
Thirase714/
Thaires714/
Tierece714/
Teresiy714/
Tereesa714/
Teresch713/
Teressi713/
Tyreese713/
Terrise713/
Tereeza713/
Therasi712/
Terezhe712/
Therige712/
Tharose712/
Thiresh711/
Teritse711/
Terress711/
Tyresee711/
Teeresh711/
Teetres711/
Teirege711/
Teireje711/
Teresih711/
Teriesa711/
Teraise711/
Tereesh711/
Tereess711/
Terejet711/
Therais711/
Therice711/
Therosi711/
Tieresa711/
Terezea711/
Thaíres711/
Teeresi711/
Therezt711/
Therezy711/
Tharise711/
Teressì711/
Terryse711/
Thiress711/
Theruis711/
Thoreze711/
Tiresse711/
Terresy711/
Teeress711/
Tyresse711/
Tireset711/
Tahrose711/
Tiereze711/
Theriss711/
Thierez711/
Therasy711/
Tereesy711/
Teerres711/
Terrest710/
Tereece710/
Therish710/
Thoryse710/
Therris710/
Theuris710/
Therheashserh701/
Tires673,039/
Terrasse672,418/
Terez671,739/
Terrisse671,621/
Teräs67429/
Teris67323/
Teresova6761/
Terés6752/
Teyrasse6751/
Tyres6747/
Terheege6741/
Tereś6741/
Thérasse6735/
Terex6733/
Teresich6720/
Tharasse6716/
Tereš6713/
Therrios6712/
Therisch6712/
Torresse678/
Terys678/
Terrosse677/
Terressa674/
Therassi674/
Terresha673/
Therriez673/
Tereshch673/
Tharesai673/
Trejs672/
Terès672/
Torresce671/
Torriese671/
Tteresha671/
Teresith671/
Tettress671/
Tereissa671/
Theridge671/
Tireseer671/
Therasie671/
Terziess671/
Teresová671/
Terechea671/
Teriessa671/
Teerasee671/
Terriesa670/
Tarreuse670/
Terhuise670/
Terriset670/

Therese Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Therese in the Bengali language
থেরেসtheresa-
Therese in the Hindi language
तेरेसteresa66.67
थेरेसtheresa33.33
Therese in the Marathi language
तेरेसteresa45.45
थेरेसेtherese27.27
येरेसyeresa9.09
थेरेसtheresa9.09
टेरेसाteresa9.09

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