Tenao Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tenao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Tenao (55) may also be a first name.

Tenao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenao is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tenao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Tenao are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tenao is also the 1,336,256th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 55 people.

The last name Tenao is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea Tenao is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 72 percent are found, Morobe, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenaho9116/
Tenaod914/
Tenaou914/
Thenao914/
Taenao913/
Tengao912/
Tenaop912/
Tienao911/
Teinao911/
Tienaho8349/
Tinao802,200/
Tanao80289/
Tonao8055/
Tenoa8023/
Theinhao771/
Tinaou732,640/
Tingao73250/
Tonhao73235/
Tisnao7389/
Tahnao7357/
Thanao7337/
Tenoha7317/
Tainao7312/
Tengoa738/
Tenouo736/
Tieneo734/
Tanaho733/
Tenoho732/
Taneao732/
Toinao731/
Teinoa731/
Tenaau731/
Tannao731/
Tanaeo731/
Tenoaa731/
Tenaua731/
Tonnao731/
Tinaoi731/
Tignao731/
Tonaoy731/
Tanaiyo67697/
Teingoa67252/
Tanaijo6760/
Tengoua6724/
Thannao6711/
Tengouo679/
Tanahou679/
Thoinao677/
Tegnoua674/
Tienoho673/
Tenouaz672/
Tienouo672/
Tienoua672/
Taingao672/
Tenagia672/
Tiongao671/
Taainao671/
Tihnaou671/
Tenayya671/
Tenayia671/
Tannaou671/
Tonnaou671/
Tahanao671/

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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 Tenao
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