Tenby Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Tenby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales61:515,75523,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Tenby (33) may also be a first name.

Tenby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenby is most common in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tenby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Tenby are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Tenby is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name globally It is held by 33 people.

The surname Tenby is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is primarily found in: Warwickshire, where 48 percent reside, Greater London, where 19 percent reside and Merseyside, where 19 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Denmark, where 13 percent reside.

Tenby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tenby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tenby surname decreased 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 31 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tenby are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Tenby earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tennby9124/
Tenbey9114/
Tenbay9111/
Tenbaya837/
Temby801,337/
Tenba8056/
Tenbi8053/
Tenbe8050/
Htnby801/
Tinby800/
Tembey7391/
Tembay7390/
Tenway7335/
Tenbeh7323/
Tenbhe7320/
Tenbih7313/
Tenmbe738/
Thenbe736/
Tenber735/
Tenbha733/
Tenbai733/
Tienbe732/
Tenbit731/
Themby731/
Tiemby731/
Tennbe731/
Tönnby731/
Tynbay731/
Temnbi731/
Teemby731/
Tembaya6730/
Tienbee674/
Tnbi673/
Tmby671/
Tnba671/
Tnbe671/
Tenmbea671/
Tehenba671/
Teenway671/
Thenber670/

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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
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  • 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 Tenby
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