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) is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Teñete. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenete? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. Tenete occurs mostly 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 numerous forename on earth, borne by 10 people.
It is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 13,536. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Kavango West Region, where 97 percent live, Oshikoto Region, where 2 percent live and Omusati Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found 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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