Teniente Surname

119,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Teniente Surname Definition:

"A lieutenant in the army," however, it is also a form of the infinitive "tener" - to have or possess - used as an adjective it means green fruit not yet ripe, used in familiar terms it connotes "a person hard of hearing" and figuratively "miserable and scarce.

Teniente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,4081:51,5472,638
United States7271:498,56841,951
Peru3791:83,8635,744
Spain1491:313,77218,634
Philippines1051:964,17484,481
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Teniente (88) may also be a first name.

Teniente Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"A lieutenant in the army," however, it is also a form of the infinitive "tener" - to have or possess - used as an adjective it means green fruit not yet ripe, used in familiar terms it connotes "a person hard of hearing" and figuratively "miserable and scarce."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Teniente Last Name Facts

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

Teniente (Russian: Тениенте) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Teniente? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teniente is the 119,067th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,886,988 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Teniente reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 88 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,408 people, or 1 in 51,547. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Guanajuato, where 28 percent live, Nuevo León, where 23 percent live and Tamaulipas, where 11 percent live. Apart from Mexico it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Peru, where 10 percent live.

Teniente Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Teniente are 12.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Teniente earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,889 per year and in United States they earn 24.36% less than the national average, earning $32,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenientte941/
Teneiente941/
Tenente936,791/
Tenient939/
Teninte932/
Tenentes8852/
Tiniente883/
Tenientz881/
Taniente881/
Tenients880/
Tanyiente821/
Tanjiente821/
Tanihente821/
Tenentheu821/
Tenenti80209/
Teninty80197/
Tanente8013/
Teninta802/
Tenenty801/
Tinente801/
Tonente801/
Toninte801/
Tanjente75189/
Tanyente7517/
Tannente751/
Tanaente751/
Tenintio751/
Tahaninte711/
Tinenti67667/
Tinenta67189/
Tinenty6731/
Taninti675/
Tininti673/
Teñenty671/
Thininta6328/
Tineinti639/
Tinentis632/
Thoninti631/

Teniente Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teniente in the Russian language
Тениентеteniente-

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