Tenadu Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tenadu Surname User-submission:

The Tenadu surname originates from the compound name Oteng-Ad. It is an Akan name and it's other name is Brema Owuo, meaning 'struggling for death'.

Tenadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tenadu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tenadu surname originates from the compound name Oteng-Ad. It is an Akan name and it's other name is Brema Owuo, meaning 'struggling for death'.

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Tenadu Last Name Facts

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

Tenadu occurs most in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenadu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 382,080th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. Tenadu is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tenadu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Apart from Ghana this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Tenadu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tenadu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Tenadu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $35,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenadu9220/
Tengadu921/
Tinadu833/
Tonadu831/
Tenedou772/
Tinadou771/
Tenedui771/
Tinaidu771/
Thingadu715/
Tingadou711/
Tisnadou711/
Tinedu672/
Tonedu671/
Tahanadou671/
Tannedu623/
Tinadoo621/
Tanneedu579/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenadu
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