Tendeni Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tendeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tendeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Tendeni (160) may also be a first name.

Tendeni Last Name Facts

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

Tendeni is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tendeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tendeni are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 725,185th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 160 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Tendeni is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent live, Bungoma County, where 7 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya Tendeni occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Tendeni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tendenei93143/
Tuendeni931/
Tendenie931/
Tendeinei881/
Tendini8640/
Tendena865/
Tendene863/
Tendenes8076/
Tindenei809/
Tendenet801/
Tendytnyi75156/
Tenditniy756/
Thindieni751/
Tindini71275/
Tindene718/
Tendine711/
Tenditny674/
Tendinyo671/
Tendinet671/
Tenditnyy6318/
Tyndytnyi638/
Tindine577/
Tindinge531/
Tindaine531/

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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 Tendeni
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