Tenford Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tenford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tenford Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Tenford (931) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

Tenford Demographics

Average Tenford Salary in
Canada

$45,981 CAD

Per year
Rank:
165,244 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.5362E-5
Rank: 215,550 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
92.55%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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Tenford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenford is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Tenford occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tenford are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tenford is also the 265,066th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 931 people.

It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi it exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live.

Tenford Last Name Statistics demography

Tenford earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning $45,981 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenford93314/
Tenfor920/
Tenfour864/
Tenfore861/
Temford860/
Tinford860/
Tuinford802/
Tuinfort67334/
Thimford670/
Tinfart570/
Thinphor531/
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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 Tenford
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