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

Tenby occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name on earth, borne by 33 people.

Tenby is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is most prevalent in: Warwickshire, where 48 percent reside, Greater London, where 19 percent reside and Merseyside, where 19 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists 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 incidence of Tenby has changed through the years. 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 those holding the Tenby last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political 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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