Tenenboim Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Tenenboim Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'fir' or 'Christmas-tree' in German, and is, funnily enough, a common Jewish surname. It is derived from the German words Tanne, meaning 'fir', and Baum, meaning 'tree'; connected with an 'n' = 'Tannenbaum'. This surname had some variations, either by pure misspellings or as an indicator that an ancestor was moving to another country.

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Tenenboim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Tenenboim Surname Meaning

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This surname means 'fir' or 'Christmas-tree' in German, and is, funnily enough, a common Jewish surname. It is derived from the German words Tanne, meaning 'fir', and Baum, meaning 'tree'; connected with an 'n' = 'Tannenbaum'. This surname had some variations, either by pure misspellings or as an indicator that an ancestor was moving to another country.

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Tenenboim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenenboim has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tenenboim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenenboim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Tenenboim are found; 26 percent are found in Western Europe and 26 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Tenenboim is most common in Australia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 2,249,642. In Australia Tenenboim is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 92 percent live and New South Wales, where 8 percent live. Not including Australia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

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