Tenaki Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tenaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania311:132,0927,581
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tenaki (391) may also be a first name.

Tenaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenaki (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻨﺎﻛﻲ, Hindi: टेणकी, Russian: Тэнаки) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tenaki.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenaki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tenaki is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Tenaki live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 437,834th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 391 people.

The surname Tenaki is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 132,092. In Mauritania Tenaki is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 42 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 32 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 23 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teinaki9234/
Tenakie9214/
Tenaski923/
Tengaki921/
Thenaki921/
Teneaki921/
Teannaki86174/
Tesnakis8613/
Tenaakie861/
Teanakis861/
Tanaki831,789/
Tonaki831,371/
Tenaka83203/
Tinaki83135/
Tenaky8322/
Tenake838/
Teneki834/
Thanaki778,063/
Tanakai77340/
Teenaka7796/
Teinaka7738/
Tenokis7717/
Tanakki7717/
Tonacki7712/
Tanakhi7712/
Tonakie778/
Tonnaki778/
Taanaki774/
Tuinaki774/
Teanoki774/
Tenoski773/
Ttanaki773/
Tienaka773/
Tenakhy772/
Tenachi772/
Tenakes772/
Tanahki771/
Teenake771/
Tengoki771/
Tenokio771/
Tinakoi771/
Tinakai771/
Tanhaki771/
Tonakai771/
Toenhake7133/
Thanakij7121/
Teangake7118/
Thannaki7116/
Thanakii716/
Tenaiqui715/
Thanakiy713/
Thanakki711/
Tenhaker711/
Tanahaki711/
Tanakhai711/
Tenauchi711/
Tanhakij711/
Teenakha711/
Thonakui711/
Thesnake711/
Tinaikui711/
Tahanaki711/
Tenayqui711/
Teneke671,039/
Tenace671,003/
Tinaka67344/
Tonoki67178/
Tinake67125/
Tenoka67120/
Tonake6787/
Toneki6777/
Tanake6748/
Tenaca6713/
Tinakicht676/
Taneki675/
Thanhakij673/
Tanaky673/
Tainakaip673/
Tanoki672/
Tonaky672/
Tineki671/
Teneqi671/
Tenaicaya671/
Tenoke670/

Tenaki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenaki in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﻨﺎﻛﻲaltnaky50
ﺍﻟﺘﻨﺎﻛﻰaltnaky25
ﺍﻟﺘﻨﺎﻙaltnak8.33
ﺍﺗﻨﺎﻛﻲatnaky8.33
ﺗﻨﺎﻛﻲtnaky8.33
Tenaki in the Hindi language
टेणकीtenaki50
तेनकीtenaki25
टेनकीtenaki25
Tenaki in the Russian language
Тэнакиtenaki-

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