Tenchiu Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Tenchiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenchiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2471:81,2879,547
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Tenchiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenchiu is found most frequently in Romania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tenchiu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenchiu? popularity and diffusion

Tenchiu is the 921,780th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname Tenchiu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tenchiu live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Tenchiu is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 81,287. In Romania Tenchiu is primarily concentrated in: Bacău County, where 64 percent are found, Botoșani County, where 16 percent are found and Prahova County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 8 percent are found and Moldova, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanchiu8614/
Tensiu771/
Tenkieu712/
Tengqiu711/
Tincău6233/
Tinsiu622/
Tengeu622/
Tenkyu621/
Tinsius574/
Thinzius532/

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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 Tenchiu
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