Tenete Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Tenete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1781:13,5362,496
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teñete941/
Tenette92324/
Teneteu9246/
Teniete926/
Tengete925/
Tenetes921/
Thenete921/
Teneite921/
Tenet91528/
Teneiste8618/
Tenester860/
Teneti83985/
Teneta83744/
Tonete83535/
Tenhet83235/
Thenet83203/
Tanete83171/
Tenety8382/
Tenite8353/
Tegnet8351/
Tenate8339/
Tenetz8326/
Tenget8324/
Tinete8321/
Teneut8321/
Tenest839/
Teneth839/
Tenett835/
Tenyte833/
Teynet832/
Tenote831/
Teniet831/
Tesnet831/
Tienet831/
Tehennete801/
Tenheiter801/
Thienette801/
Tonette77308/
Theneti77119/
Thetnet77119/
Tuinete7797/
Toniete7736/
Tinette7731/
Teniste7727/
Tanetie7722/
Tenetyi7719/
Tanette779/
Teneeti776/
Teanate776/
Thenety775/
Tenetti775/
Tynette774/
Taanete773/
Teneati773/
Tenitee773/
Tenatee771/
Tenethi771/
Theneet771/
Thenest771/
Thenetz771/
Tannete771/
Toinete771/
Tanhete771/
Tonnete771/
Tetnets771/
Tenetio771/
Tanaete771/
Taniete771/
Taneteu771/
Theynet771/
Tengeet771/
Tonhete771/
Teineit770/
Theneth770/
Tegnestedt759/
Tinet73393/
Tenit739/
Tened733/
Tynet733/
Toinette71472/
Tenetova7144/
Tonnette7119/
Theeneti713/
Teaneati711/
Tehneitt711/
Tenister711/
Thenetti711/
Tannette711/
Tonettie711/
Toynette711/
Thoniete711/
Teuneutt710/
Tineti67300/
Toinet67266/
Thinet67164/
Tinget6758/
Thenit6750/
Teneud6726/
Teniti6715/
Tenity6715/
Tañete6714/
Tinety6712/
Tenita6711/
Tonety676/
Tenaty675/
Tineta674/
Tengit674/
Tenytė673/
Tyneta672/
Tisnet672/
Tignet672/
Tejned672/
Tainet672/
Tynett671/
Tenist671/
Tinets671/
Toynet671/
Tinest671/
Tineut671/
Tenead671/
Tesned671/
Teened671/
Tineth670/
Tenith670/

Tenete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenete in the Russian language
Тэнэтэtenete-

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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
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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 Tenete
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