Tenetu Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Tenetu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tenetu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tenetu is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenetu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tenetu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenetu reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Tenetu is most common in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon Tenetu is found in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teneteu9246/
Thenetu921/
Tenetus920/
Theanetu862/
Thenety775/
Taneteu771/
Tanetau771/
Taneetu771/
Tenathu771/
Tanneetu717/
Theanatu712/
Taniethu711/
Thanettu711/
Thenitus711/
Theanotu711/
Tanatu67125/
Teangitau679/
Tonotu679/
Tonatu672/
Tinotu671/
Tanitu671/
Tanotou629/
Tannitu624/
Tinatuu623/
Tanathu621/
Tanatau621/
Tanitou621/
Thinety621/
Thanaatu571/
Tajnothu571/
Thonnatu571/
Thanothau531/

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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 Tenetu
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