Teniau Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
French Polynesia
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Teniau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teniau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261

Teniau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teniau is found most frequently in French Polynesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teniau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teniau is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Teniau are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Polynesia.

The last name Teniau is most numerous in French Polynesia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 15,600. Barring French Polynesia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taniau8361/
Tiniau8325/
Tonniau7758/
Theniou771/
Tonnieau713/
Thanniau711/
Thenioux711/
Tiniou677/
Tinyau675/
Taniohu621/
Tani'ohu571/
Tinhahou571/
Ttanyahu571/
Tinyou506/

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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
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  • 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 Teniau
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