Tiernaey Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Tiernaey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Tiernaey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tiernaey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tiernaey is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tiernaey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Tiernaey are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 141,926. In Northern Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Northern Ireland this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live.
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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 Tiernaey
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