Tenete Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Tenete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 178 | 1:13,536 | 2,496 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Teñete (1) are calculated separately.
Tenete (10) may also be a first name.
Tenete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tenete (Russian: Тэнэтэ) occurs most in Namibia. It may be found as: Teñete. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenete? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tenete live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
The surname Tenete is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 13,536. In Namibia Tenete is most prevalent in: Kavango West Region, where 97 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 2 percent are found and Omusati Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Namibia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tenete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenete in the Russian language | ||
| Тэнэтэ | tenete | - |
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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 Tenete
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