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 can occur in the variant forms: Teñete. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenete? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,227,038th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Tenete is primarily 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. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 13,536. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Kavango West Region, where 97 percent reside, Oshikoto Region, where 2 percent reside and Omusati Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Namibia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
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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