Teneye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Teneye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Teneye (4) may also be a first name.
Teneye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teneye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Teneye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﻴﻪ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Teneye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Teneye is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Teneye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Teneye are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 4 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Teneye is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 25 percent are found and Mauritania, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teneye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teneye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻨﻴﻪ | tnyh | - |
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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 Teneye
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