Tenesah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenesah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenesah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Tenesah (7) may also be a first name.

Tenesah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenesah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenesah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Tenesah is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Tenesah live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 7 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Tenesah is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

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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 Tenesah
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