Tenere Surname

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

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tenere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger321:599,75114,963
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Tenerè (1) & Teneré (1) are calculated separately.

Tenere (196) may also be a first name.

Tenere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenere (Russian: Тенере) occurs most in Niger. It can appear as a variant: Tenerè or Teneré. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Tenere is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tenere live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Chadic Africa. Tenere is also the 648,004th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 196 people.

This surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 599,751. In Niger it is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 75 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenerè941/
Teneré941/
Teniere92166/
Tenhere9250/
Tengere9247/
Tegnere921/
Tenoere921/
Tener911,588/
Theniere8654/
Tegnered865/
Tenore831,981/
Tenger83825/
Tegner83796/
Tesner83668/
Tenerh83463/
Teneur83391/
Teiner83384/
Tenery83293/
Teuner83197/
Tenier83177/
Tenera83161/
Tanere8351/
Teener8349/
Tenert8340/
Tetner8332/
Thener8331/
Teyner8331/
Tonere8330/
Tenher8324/
Tenerz8317/
Tenare834/
Teneri832/
Teaner832/
Teneer832/
Tenire832/
Tiener831/
Tinere831/
Tenear831/
Tehner830/
Theiner771,066/
Teinert77622/
Theuner77466/
Tengeri77225/
Taniere77174/
Thenier77173/
Tesnear77159/
Teisner77114/
Tenerio7771/
Tonerie7771/
Tienore7769/
Teynier7763/
Theener7754/
Teigner7749/
Tienare7748/
Thenert7744/
Thegner7735/
Tenheri7731/
Tiniere7719/
Tenđera7718/
Tonnere7717/
Tettner7716/
Thenery7714/
Tegneri7712/
Tineyre7711/
Tegnert779/
Tienery777/
Theyner777/
Tenhare775/
Thiener774/
Theneri774/
Tengerr774/
Șteiner774/
Tenhera773/
Theneer773/
Tannere773/
Toniere773/
Tanereh773/
Toneree773/
Tingere772/
Tengire772/
Teneryd772/
Teneira772/
Tenerza771/
Tionere771/
Thenare771/
Thenore771/
Thonere771/
Teaneer771/
Teunier771/
Teneris771/
Tenerri771/
Teniera771/
Tenarre771/
Tonerre771/
Tignere771/
Tenerzi771/
Tinerei771/
Tinerey771/
Tonhere771/
Tenorea771/
Tesneer770/
Tanerey770/
Teinger770/
Teitner770/
Teanery770/
Theinniere751/
Tyner739,874/
Tiner733,246/
Tenir7334/
Teñer739/
Tonnerre711,212/
Theinert71976/
Tigneres71133/
Tanniere7180/
Tenerova7144/
Tengerai7124/
Thengire7117/
Theisner7115/
Tesneary7114/
Tannerie716/
Tonnerie714/
Tegneryd714/
Tejneryd713/
Toignere712/
Teithner711/
Thannere711/
Tanearea711/
Tainiere711/
Temheret711/
Toenaree711/
Tenheira711/
Thinerey710/
Tigner672,410/
Taneri671,027/
Tonore67356/
Tinger67316/
Thiner67160/
Tengir67158/
Tinare67145/
Tujner67119/
Tenori67101/
Tonery6795/
Tenari6795/
Tainer6794/
Tanare6793/
Toneri6790/
Tisner6790/
Tineri6772/
Tajner6771/
Tonare6765/
Tayner6752/
Tanery6750/
Tuyner6736/
Teinerová6734/
Tanore6729/
Tinera6725/
Tinier6724/
Titner6718/
Tannierre6718/
Tenior6717/
Tanire6714/
Tojner6713/
Tinert6711/
Tonire678/
Tuiner677/
Thyner676/
Tøjner674/
Tenory673/
Ténier673/
Toyner672/
Tineer672/
Tinery672/
Tinher672/
Tañere672/
Tyneir671/
Toiner671/
Tessenner671/
Tenair671/
Tenira671/
Tinerr671/
Tinhre671/
Tanneereu671/
Tinore671/
Tenjra671/
Tinire671/
Tioner670/
Tenary670/
Tesnir670/

Tenere Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenere in the Russian language
Тенереtenere-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenere
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