Tenesi Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tenesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zimbabwe2571:60,0719,075
France211:3,162,987209,042
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tenesi (123) may also be a first name.

Tenesi Last Name Facts

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

Tenesi (Oriya: େତେନସି) is found most in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tenesi is the 506,723rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tenesi are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 123 people.

It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenesi92367/
Tenesis928/
Tenesei921/
Tenesai921/
Tenhesai8637/
Tenisi83200/
Teneci8345/
Tenese8315/
Tenegi8310/
Tenezi8310/
Teneji833/
Tinesi832/
Tenesy831/
Teneggi77333/
Tenisci77130/
Teneses7715/
Teneese7715/
Tenizes7711/
Tenedji772/
Thenese772/
Tenesee772/
Tenerzi771/
Tengezi771/
Tenezie771/
Teniese771/
Tenedzi771/
Tenesay771/
Tenisip771/
Teineiseis751/
Tenhedzi71235/
Tenezier711/
Thenaisi711/
Tegnedji711/
Tenescea711/
Tenedzhi711/
Teneza671,016/
Teniza67478/
Thenaisie67401/
Teneze67165/
Tenige6795/
Tenise6712/
Tenege678/
Tenece677/
Tinisi674/
Tenèze673/
Tinezi673/
Tenezy672/
Tenizi672/
Tenigi672/
Tenici671/
Tenijeith671/
Teneje671/
Tenyji671/
Tenice671/

Tenesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenesi in the Oriya language
େତେନସିetenasi-

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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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  • 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 Tenesi
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