Tenchavez Surname

288,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tenchavez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenchavez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,2301:82,30714,255
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tenchavez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenchavez is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tenchavez.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenchavez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 288,063rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,471,131 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tenchavez live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Tenchavez is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,230 people, or 1 in 82,307. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 35 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 15 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Tenchavez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tenchavez last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Tenchavez earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $44,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tinchavez8918/
Tanchavez892/
Tenchaves892/
Tencahvez891/
Tenchevez891/
Tonchavez891/
Tenzavez821/
Tinchaviz781/
Tenchewicz745/
Tenjasvi591/
Tanchowicz535/
Tensawa504/

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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 Tenchavez
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