Tenchu Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Tenchu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tenchu (46) may also be a first name.
Tenchu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenchu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tenchu (Hindi: टेन्चू, Russian: Тенчу, Tibetan: བསྟན་ཆུ་) is found most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Tenchu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenchu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Tenchu reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tenchu is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 46 people.
Tenchu is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon Tenchu is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Tenchu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and Mexico, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenchou | 92 | 11 | / |
| Tienchu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tencu | 91 | 58 | / |
| Tentchou | 86 | 260 | / |
| Tiencheu | 86 | 184 | / |
| Tentcheu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Temnchou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tienchui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tienchou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tendchou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thenchou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tenchout | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tenciu | 83 | 195 | / |
| Tanchu | 83 | 107 | / |
| Tonchu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Tinchu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Tenzhu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tenshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tncu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thentchou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Temchus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tinchou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tonchui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tinchui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tincheu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tihnchu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tancheu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tinchau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenkhuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Temtchu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonchau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toncheu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tinchuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonchou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tnchhut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tincu | 73 | 3,613 | / |
| Tenju | 73 | 67 | / |
| Tensu | 73 | 61 | / |
| Tenzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tîncu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tintchou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Tenshult | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tintcheu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tinschus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tienshou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Temtchou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tintchui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tensui | 67 | 257 | / |
| Tincau | 67 | 203 | / |
| Tensou | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tinciu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Tinceu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tinshu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tenjeu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tenjou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tenseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tensiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tienthceu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiontchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tentsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tensus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenguu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanhchau | 67 | 0 | / |
Tenchu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenchu in the Tibetan language | ||
| བསྟན་ཆུ་ | tenchu | 60 |
| བསྟན་ཆོས་ | tenchö | 20 |
| བསྟན་ཆུ། | tenchu | 20 |
| Tenchu in the Hindi language | ||
| टेन्चू | tencu | 50 |
| टेन्चु | tencu | 25 |
| टेंचू | tencu | 25 |
| Tenchu in the Russian language | ||
| Тенчу | tencu | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenchu
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