Tenawa Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Japan271:4,734,97438,607
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tenawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenawa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tenawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Tenawa live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon Tenawa is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 60 percent live, Littoral Region, where 30 percent live and West Region, where 4 percent live. Beside Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 26 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teinawa9245/
Tenawat921/
Teannawa865/
Teenawat865/
Tenawe83201/
Tonawa8373/
Tanawa8363/
Tenawi8344/
Tenewa839/
Tenava834/
Tinawa834/
Tenawy832/
Tenahua77571/
Tonawai77220/
Thanawa7763/
Tinawai7730/
Tainawa7714/
Tienava7712/
Thenava778/
Tannawa777/
Tonaewa777/
Tenewaa774/
Taenava774/
Tanaway772/
Taynawa772/
Tenabah772/
Tinaway772/
Tenaeva772/
Tanawai771/
Tanaiwa771/
Thenewa771/
Tenewai771/
Tohnawa771/
Tanhawa771/
Tenowau771/
Tengowa771/
Teunaeva71106/
Thainawa7166/
Tenabhai7155/
Thinawat7148/
Thanawai7145/
Tenhaeva716/
Teenavat711/
Tingaywa711/
Tainaiwa711/
Tanhahwa711/
Teneva674,525/
Tinawi671,041/
Tenova67235/
Tenabe67189/
Tanava6782/
Tinava6749/
Tinawe6738/
Tanewa6733/
Tanawo6723/
Tonewa6721/
Tenowo6717/
Tinawy6716/
Tanowa6713/
Tänava6712/
Tonava678/
Tenavi676/
Tenabo675/
Tenewo673/
Tinaba673/
Tinawo672/
Tinowa671/
Tinewa671/
Tonowa671/
Tengowaya671/
Tetennawe671/
Ķenava671/
Teamnavas671/
Tenaby670/

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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 Tenawa
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