Temenu Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Temenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Temenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7181:246,71714,287
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England191:2,932,529101,561
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Temenu (48) may also be a first name.

Temenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Temenu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Temenu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Temenu is the 440,539th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 9,379,081 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Temenu are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 48 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 246,717. In Nigeria Temenu is most numerous in: Ondo, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Ogun, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Temenou92162/
Temegnu9236/
Temenau924/
Temienu923/
Ttemenu921/
Temengou862/
Temeinou861/
Tiemenou861/
Ttemenou861/
Temegneu861/
Temeignu861/
Temenuha861/
Temanu8396/
Teminu8384/
Tamenu838/
Tomenu834/
Temonu831/
Timenu831/
Temegnush801/
Temanou77586/
Temionu7746/
Taemanu7732/
Tamaenu7715/
Thomenu773/
Temanau773/
Tomenau772/
Temannu772/
Teeminu771/
Tameanu771/
Temoinu771/
Tieminu771/
Tiemanu771/
Tameinu771/
Themanou715/
Taemmanu715/
Temannou711/
Teumonou711/
Timmenou711/
Taminu67534/
Tamanu67329/
Tominu6776/
Tiemonhou6742/
Tamonu6720/
Tomonu6717/
Tomanu6714/
Timinu679/
Timanu672/

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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 Temenu
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