Tenay Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tenay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1001:778,21438,497
Philippines751:1,349,84399,755
United States411:8,840,462379,649
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Ténay (4) are calculated separately.

Tenay (248) may also be a first name.

Tenay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenay (Russian: Тенай, Tibetan: རྟེན་ནས།) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ténay. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,061,269th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Tenay live; 34 percent live in West Asia and 34 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 566,287th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 248 people.

The last name Tenay is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 778,214. In Turkey Tenay is mostly concentrated in: Mardin Province, where 34 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found and Batman Province, where 11 percent are found. Barring Turkey it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Tenay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tenay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tenay last name rose 820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tenay surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Tenay earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $46,801 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ténay934/
Tenaye9139,766/
Tenaya91283/
Tengay91149/
Teinay9138/
Tenayo917/
Tenhay911/
Tgenay911/
Teenay910/
Tena8964,332/
Teny8914,074/
Tengaya83196/
Tenhaya8341/
Tenayie839/
Thenayi836/
Tengayi832/
Taenaya831/
Teanaye831/
Tenayeh831/
Tenga8010,057/
Tanay805,382/
Tenai803,781/
Tinay802,242/
Tiena801,927/
Tenas801,684/
Tenea801,663/
Taena801,418/
Tonay80551/
Thena80398/
Tenau80362/
Teina80336/
Teney80266/
Teena80255/
Tehna80237/
Tenah80214/
Theny80211/
Tenyi80112/
Teana80109/
Tenaj80106/
Teany8074/
Teuna8073/
Tenyo8072/
Teniy8060/
Tenye8053/
Tegna8051/
Tenoy8044/
Tesna8041/
Tenae8029/
Tenap8027/
Tynay8024/
Tenoa8023/
Toena8016/
Tenaz8016/
Tieny8016/
Tenat809/
Tetna808/
Teyna806/
Ttena803/
Teiny803/
Teeny802/
Tenaa802/
Tjnay801/
Tejna801/
Tenad801/
Tenyp801/
Tenojaya77108/
Tenujaya7733/
Thaenayu774/
Tienayie771/
Theinaye771/
Tengey736,141/
Tanaya732,777/
Tinaya73917/
Teinai73903/
Tenaud73901/
Tenaja73685/
Teaney73634/
Tingay73616/
Tanahy73526/
Thoeny73428/
Teeney73248/
Tannay73212/
Tenawe73201/
Toenah73165/
Tesney73132/
Teanga73132/
Tinayo73131/
Tenoye73123/
Tanhay73118/
Tonhay7399/
Thanay7397/
Tinhay7380/
Tanayo7376/
Tuinay7373/
Teneja7370/
Tenoyo7367/
Tengoy7367/
Teigna7353/
Tenyeh7351/
Thenau7350/
Teanye7347/
Tanaye7345/
Tainay7344/
Theana7338/
Tesnau7335/
Tenass7334/
Tinayu7334/
Teynat7334/
Tehyna7334/
Teniya7330/
Tajnay7330/
Tonaya7327/
Tinaye7326/
Theena7325/
Tengai7324/
Tengea7317/
Tenuye7315/
Tonnay7315/
Theony7314/
Tetnai7314/
Teinga7313/
Tena'a7313/
Tteena7312/
Tenyie7312/
Theney7311/
Thiena7311/
Tenaux7311/
Tenahu739/
Htenas739/
Tehnas739/
Tinayi739/
Tinahy739/
Tenajo738/
Tesnyy737/
Tieney737/
Teanna735/
Thinay735/
Tesnuy735/
Tesnoy734/
Tenuja734/
Teneye734/
Tenaha734/
Teñgay734/
Teneya733/
Teenga733/
Thonay733/
Tenytė733/
Tenhea733/
Tonaye733/
Teenat733/
Thaeny733/
Tenaji732/
Teneap732/
Teneyz732/
Tengaa732/
Tenhat732/
Tonahy732/
Teanai732/
Teanau732/
Thehna732/
Teinaz732/
Tenatt732/
Teneyo732/
Teneys732/
Tesnad732/
Teinha732/
Tenajh731/
Toenoy731/
Tonayo731/
Tonayy731/
Ttenga731/
Teanea731/
Teinad731/
Theina731/
Teneah731/
Teneha731/
Teneia731/
Tengae731/
Tenoya731/
Thenea731/
Tienea731/
Teanny731/
Teinae731/
Tenuha731/
Teniyi731/
Tegnas731/
Teheny731/
Teinah731/
Teinoa731/
Teenai731/
Teniye731/
Teniyo731/
Tenach731/
Tenaus731/
Tenyya731/
Tenìas731/
Tanaay731/
Tienuy731/
Tenaai731/
Tenooy731/
Tenyji731/
Thenah731/
Teinat731/
Tengau731/
Tenais731/
Tenead731/
Teneas731/
Teiney730/
Tegney730/
Tenaia730/
Teahny730/
Teuney730/
Tenash730/
Tenaut730/
Tehney730/
Thehny730/
Teisny730/
Tenhey730/
Teinuy730/
Tenehy730/
Tieniy730/
Thenojaya7114/
Thenayath711/
Tina67109,531/
Tana6758,841/
Tene6723,035/
Tona6720,613/
Teni6713,932/
Tenouye672,773/
Tiny671,900/
Tengeya67293/
Teunaia67257/
Tingayi67184/
Tyna67162/
Tanhayi67126/
Taingay67110/
Thenaud67108/
Thaenha6785/
Tengeyi6762/
Tenajas6732/
Thinayu6728/
Tenoyos6726/
Tengaio6723/
Tenh6719/
Tenouya6714/
Tanahey6713/
Tení6713/
Theigna6713/
Teingna6710/
Tengeja679/
Tanayaa679/
Teinaas679/
Tingaya678/
Thanaya678/
Tingayo677/
Tisenna677/
Thinaya677/
Teañ677/
Tinayup676/
Tisnaya676/
Teannoy676/
Thaanay676/
Thannay675/
Tinayau674/
Thoenai674/
Thenuia673/
Ttenoye673/
Tenj673/
Teniyas673/
Töny673/
Tanayah672/
Thanaye672/
Tenault672/
Tené672/
Tengeyo672/
Tengoyo672/
Tonhayi671/
Tejnath671/
Tejniya671/
Theanga671/
Theenoy671/
Teneych671/
Tinhayi671/
Thengae671/
Thienai671/
Tannaya671/
Tannayu671/
Tengaeh671/
Tingaye671/
Tengiya671/
Tenaiaa671/
Tény671/
Tehemna671/
Teheney671/
Thenaux671/
Theanau671/
Teneyau671/
Tengoya671/
Tenhaus671/
Tenahai671/
Tenuyos671/
Tanhaye671/
Tannahy671/
Thonayu671/
Theynat671/
Tionaya671/
Tinaaya671/
Tiehnyi671/
Tuhiena671/
Tengeye671/
Thetnoy671/
Tengaai671/
Tenaied671/
Teamnoy671/
Teenaid671/
Taheeny670/
Tenyies670/
Teisney670/
Teiniey670/
Thieney670/
Tethney670/
Tieniey670/
Teaniey670/
Tesnach670/
Thoeney670/

Tenay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenay in the Tibetan language
རྟེན་ནས།tenné50
ཏེ་ནེ།téné25
གརྟེན་གནས།gatenné25
Tenay in the Russian language
Тенайtenaj-

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