Tenebe Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tenebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2271:780,36535,035
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tenebe (26) may also be a first name.

Tenebe Last Name Facts

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

Tenebe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tenebe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tenebe is the 1,061,269th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tenebe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tenebe is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 780,365. In Nigeria Tenebe is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 22 percent reside, Edo, where 14 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Tenebe Last Name Statistics demography

Tenebe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teneber921/
Tienebe921/
Tenebeh921/
Thoenebe861/
Tenabe83189/
Teneba83173/
Tanebe83102/
Tenewe8328/
Tinebe8310/
Tenebi832/
Teneby830/
Tenebay7791/
Tegneby7752/
Tienabe7749/
Teneeva7743/
Thönebe7740/
Thonebe778/
Tieneba774/
Teniber772/
Taneube771/
Tanebie771/
Tonebie771/
Tenewei771/
Tenever771/
Tegnibe771/
Teneweh771/
Tenhabe771/
Tengebai714/
Tyonebge711/
Tenheiba711/
Tanabe67159,754/
Tanibe67384/
Tenevi6754/
Tanobe6741/
Tonobe6733/
Tenhue6716/
Tenywe6715/
Toneby6712/
Tenewa679/
Tanebi678/
Tinabe676/
Tyneve675/
Teniba675/
Tineba674/
Theneswer671/
Teneevich671/
Tenemp671/
Tenjue671/
Teniwe671/
Tenobi671/
Tenyve671/
Tonabe671/
Tenaby670/

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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 Tenebe
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