Teneko Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Teneko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teneko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Teneko (900) may also be a first name.

Teneko Last Name Facts

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

Teneko is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Teneko.

How Common Is The Last Name Teneko? popularity and diffusion

Teneko is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Teneko live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 270,627th most common first name world-wide, held by 900 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Teneko is mostly found in: Hela, where 57 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 43 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenekou9211/
Tenekuo921/
Tegneko921/
Tegnekou861/
Teneshko861/
Taneko83340/
Tenako835/
Teneka835/
Teneco833/
Tineko833/
Tenoko831/
Tenekeu77778/
Tonekou77630/
Tengeka7765/
Tanaeko773/
Tenetco772/
Teneika772/
Toneako771/
Tenakou771/
Tienoko771/
Tenikos771/
Teanako771/
Tinetko771/
Tejnecká7189/
Teunekeu713/
Teaneeka711/
Ttenekka711/
Tejnecka711/
Taniekou711/
Tanoko67525/
Taneco67463/
Taneka67283/
Tinako67217/
Tenaka67203/
Tanako67172/
Tinoko67132/
Tenoka67120/
Tenaco6763/
Toniko6763/
Taniko6762/
Toneka6743/
Tonoko6731/
Tiniko6723/
Tenika6722/
Tonako6714/
Tenoco6710/
Tineka679/
Tenyka673/
Tenico673/
Tanyko672/
Tyneka671/
Teneca671/
Toneco671/
Tonjko671/

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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 Teneko
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