Tenex Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tenex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tenex (18) may also be a first name.

Tenex Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenex is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tenex.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenex? popularity and diffusion

Tenex is the 7,117,718th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Tenex live; 43 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Mexico, where 14 percent reside.

Tenex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tenex has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tenex surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teneux9113/
Teenex911/
Teneax910/
Tenes80920/
Tonex80402/
Teneş80117/
Tenez8073/
Tenek8069/
Teneg8060/
Tanex8032/
Tenix8011/
Tenax809/
Tinex804/
Teneq802/
Tenox801/
Teneke731,039/
Tenges73408/
Tienes73274/
Teneus73199/
Tenike7354/
Taneux7341/
Teneck7331/
Tenetz7326/
Thenes7324/
Tenerz7317/
Tenese7315/
Teneij7313/
Toniex7312/
Tenise7312/
Tengeg7312/
Tengek739/
Tenest739/
Tenece737/
Teness737/
Thenix736/
Teneyk734/
Teenes734/
Teines734/
Teneqe734/
Tenesk734/
Teunes733/
Tenesh733/
Teneyz732/
Tenech732/
Tonnex732/
Teneys732/
Teanes731/
Teenax731/
Teynes731/
Tesnek731/
Tejnes731/
Toneux731/
Tannex731/
Tyonex731/
Tenice731/
Teneas731/
Tesnes731/
Teanez731/
Tenyke730/
Teneis730/
Teinez730/
Teniek730/
Teneak730/
Toenax730/
Teneyck672,158/
Thienes67378/
Tanneux67172/
Theness67105/
Teneche6776/
Theneus6758/
Tehenes6757/
Teniche6732/
Teisnes6731/
Tenesch6727/
Teneick6718/
Tejnesh6716/
Teneese6715/
Tenesse6712/
Teinech6711/
Teeneke6711/
Tieneak6710/
Theunes679/
Teysnek678/
Theines674/
Tenaise674/
Tenegue673/
Teniske673/
Thoenix672/
Teneyke672/
Teaneck672/
Thenese672/
Thenise672/
Teineck671/
Teynech671/
Tgennes671/
Teneque671/
Teneych671/
Teneysk671/
Thenest671/
Thenetz671/
Tetnets671/
Teïnech671/
Tenisce671/
Thenesh671/
Tegnesh671/
Tenigue671/
Thienek671/
Teanice671/
Tenycke670/
Thenies670/
Tenicke670/
Tenhise670/
Teneuck670/
Tenegst670/
Tenieck670/
Tenegch670/
Teneyct670/
Teaness670/

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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 Tenex
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