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 surname Tenete (Russian: Тэнэтэ) has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Teñete. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenete? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,227,038th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tenete are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tenete is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 10 people.
The surname Tenete is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 13,536. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Kavango West Region, where 97 percent live, Oshikoto Region, where 2 percent live and Omusati Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Namibia Tenete is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
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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