Tenala Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tenala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India781:9,834,172191,207
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Teñala (40) are calculated separately.

Tenala (56) may also be a first name.

Tenala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenala (Marathi: तेनला, Tibetan: སྟེ་ནེ་ལ།) is most common in India. It can also occur in the variant forms: Teñala. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Tenala are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tenala is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 56 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 9,834,172. In India Tenala is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 78 percent live and Telangana, where 22 percent live. Not including India it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teñala9440/
Tengala9229/
Tenalia929/
Tenalla925/
Thenala923/
Tenalai923/
Teanala921/
Teenala921/
Tenaila921/
Tienala921/
Tenaglia865,752/
Tengalla8614/
Tetnalla869/
Tenallia869/
Tengalai868/
Tengalia862/
Tegnalia861/
Tenaylia861/
Thengala861/
Taenaela861/
Tegnalla861/
Tenali835,586/
Tanala83777/
Tenela83577/
Tinala83348/
Tenalo83257/
Tonala83117/
Tenale8314/
Tenola837/
Tynala836/
Tenalglia801/
Thengalai801/
Tengale773,241/
Tingala77346/
Tengali77219/
Tainala77131/
Tenaali7798/
Thenali7792/
Tenhola7788/
Tenalli7756/
Thanala7755/
Tenales7732/
Tenalio7727/
Tengola7719/
Tannala7718/
Thenela7717/
Tisnala7714/
Tanalla7711/
Tenaloo7710/
Taanala778/
Tinalia778/
Taynala777/
Tegnale776/
Tanaula776/
Tanalai776/
Tanaala775/
Thynala775/
Tenhale775/
Thinala775/
Tanalia774/
Ttanala774/
Tanalay774/
Teanela774/
Tenally773/
Tynaala773/
Teneela773/
Tienola773/
Tinalai773/
Tinalya773/
Tengalo772/
Tonalla771/
Tonnala771/
Teinela771/
Tenaaly771/
Tenalet771/
Tenalii771/
Thonala771/
Tonalah771/
Tynalla771/
Teinola771/
Tanaela771/
Tanaila771/
Tanalea771/
Tinalas771/
Tinalla771/
Tinaela771/
Tienale771/
Tenhela771/
Tegnola770/
Tenailleau75476/
Thengale71766/
Tinaglia71730/
Tenaille71117/
Tingalay71109/
Tenaglio71104/
Thanalai7167/
Taanalia7128/
Thainala7122/
Tinalhas7117/
Tengalli7110/
Taanaala718/
Tingalya715/
Teangale714/
Tthanala713/
Tanahala713/
Tingalai712/
Thanaela711/
Thanalla711/
Tenaglie711/
Tenahali711/
Tenallie711/
Thenaali711/
Thenaliy711/
Tuinalia711/
Tengoula711/
Taainala711/
Tonela6711,192/
Tañola672,667/
Tañala671,470/
Tinali67222/
Tanola6791/
Tenahalli6771/
Tanela6764/
Tonola6761/
Tinale6746/
Tinola6742/
Tingalaya6737/
Tinela6715/
Tenelo6715/
Tinalo6714/
Tenoli6713/
Thenaille6713/
Tynaly6712/
Tenailles6712/
Tiñala679/
Thanallah677/
Tanalo674/
Tegginali673/
Teñola673/
Tenole672/
Tinaly671/
Thienalle671/
Thingalya671/
Tonalo671/
Tahanajla671/
Tonalá671/
Tonała671/
Tanaullah671/
Tynali671/

Tenala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenala in the Tibetan language
སྟེ་ནེ་ལ།ténéla-
Tenala in the Marathi language
तेनलाtenala-

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Footnotes

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