Tenchi Surname

189,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tenchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,1471:59,5464,492
Mexico621:2,002,03618,805
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Tenchi (102) may also be a first name.

Tenchi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenchi (Russian: Тенчи, Tibetan: བསྟན་གཅིག།) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenchi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,889th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,276,774 people. The surname Tenchi is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Tenchi are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Tenchi is also the 935,178th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 102 people.

The surname Tenchi is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 2,147 people, or 1 in 59,546. In Japan Tenchi is most common in: Gifu Prefecture, where 25 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 18 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 13 percent live. Apart from Japan it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 3 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenchio92260/
Tenchai928/
Tenchoi926/
Teinchi922/
Tentchi922/
Tenchis921/
Tengchi921/
Tenci91101/
Teanchai86161/
Tienchai8664/
Teinchai869/
Thenchai863/
Toenchai861/
Theanchi861/
Tienchui861/
Taenchai861/
Teanchit861/
Tenkhi831,560/
Tanchi83407/
Tennci83283/
Tonchi83200/
Tencha83185/
Tenche8373/
Tinchi8365/
Tenshi8326/
Tencie833/
Tenchy833/
Tenjhi831/
Thienchai8033/
Theanchai8023/
Theinchai806/
Thoenchai804/
Thaenchoi801/
Tnci801/
Thaenchai801/
Tanchai771,507/
Temchai77514/
Tanchie77322/
Tanchoi77281/
Temchit77187/
Tonchai7787/
Tencher7744/
Tienche7744/
Tanchyi7736/
Tonchyi7723/
Tonchih7718/
Thanchi7716/
Tencich7715/
Temchyi7713/
Tinchiy778/
Tonchei774/
Tonchui774/
Tengcai774/
Tanchih772/
Tinchui772/
Teinche772/
Teincha771/
Tingchi771/
Tenchea771/
Tenchee771/
Tentshi771/
Tanchiș771/
Teancha771/
Taynchi771/
Tinchie771/
Tinchit771/
Tainchi771/
Tengech771/
Tinchai771/
Tensich770/
Tenca732,622/
Tengi73889/
Tenki73451/
Tenşi73439/
Tensi73347/
Tenzi73322/
Tence73309/
Tenji73233/
Tency73150/
Tinci7378/
Tnche7317/
Temci7316/
Tencé7312/
Tünci731/
Thanchai711,862/
Thonchai71579/
Tiencheu71184/
Tainchai7188/
Thinchai7167/
Tenscher7152/
Tahanchi7139/
Teamchai7117/
Tengkhio7112/
Tentcher718/
Teineche712/
Thanhchi711/
Thienche711/
Tintchui711/
Tonhchai711/
Themchai711/
Temchitt711/
Tonche672,487/
Tenkai671,071/
Tencza67910/
Tengiz67801/
Tencer67523/
Tanche67410/
Tensui67257/
Tengis67191/
Tensha67177/
Tenjei67153/
Tincha6793/
Tenkei6777/
Thengi6765/
Tentscher6753/
Tensai6753/
Tengie6753/
Tenšić6751/
Tinche6742/
Tengki6740/
Tincoi6738/
Tenkeh6738/
Tenzie6734/
Tendji6729/
Thensi6724/
Teingi6724/
Tensit6723/
Tentsi6717/
Tengip6717/
Tiensi6717/
Tienzi6715/
Tenkki6715/
Thainchai6715/
Teangi6712/
Teenki6712/
Tenkce6711/
Tenkui6710/
Tensei679/
Tengqi677/
Tynchy675/
Tenjis674/
Tengit674/
Tenzis673/
Tencze673/
Tensis673/
Thenzi673/
Tenkie673/
Tenkio673/
Tinshi672/
Tenkha672/
Temshi672/
Tonché672/
Thenji672/
Tnchee671/
Ttensi671/
Tuinci671/
Tenjit671/
Tensie671/
Tanchy671/
Tience671/
Teinchett671/
Temhis671/
Tencay671/
Tences671/
Tincie671/
Tuensi671/
Tenssi671/
Teanji671/
Tyncha671/
Thonhchai671/
Thainchio671/
Thaanchai671/
Tenjui671/
Tenncy670/
Teency670/

Tenchi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenchi in the Tibetan language
བསྟན་གཅིག།tenchik-
Tenchi in the Russian language
Тенчиtenci-

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