Teniente Surname
Approximately 3,862 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2,408 | 1:51,547 | 2,638 |
| United States | 727 | 1:498,568 | 41,951 |
| Peru | 379 | 1:83,863 | 5,744 |
| Spain | 149 | 1:313,772 | 18,634 |
| Philippines | 105 | 1:964,174 | 84,481 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
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."
Teniente Demographics
Average Teniente Salary in
United States
$32,636 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Teniente Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teniente Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Teniente (Russian: Тениенте) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Teniente? popularity and diffusion
The surname Teniente is the 119,067th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,886,988 people. The last name Teniente occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name in the world, borne by 88 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 2,408 people, or 1 in 51,547. In Mexico Teniente is most numerous in: Guanajuato, where 28 percent are found, Nuevo León, where 23 percent are found and Tamaulipas, where 11 percent are found. Other than Mexico Teniente exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Peru, where 10 percent are found.
Teniente Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Teniente surname are 12.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.96% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenientte | 94 | 1 | / |
| Teneiente | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tenente | 93 | 6,791 | / |
| Tenient | 93 | 9 | / |
| Teninte | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tenentes | 88 | 52 | / |
| Tiniente | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tenientz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Taniente | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tenients | 88 | 0 | / |
| Tanyiente | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tanjiente | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tanihente | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tenentheu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tenenti | 80 | 209 | / |
| Teninty | 80 | 197 | / |
| Tanente | 80 | 13 | / |
| Teninta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tenenty | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tinente | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tonente | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toninte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tanjente | 75 | 189 | / |
| Tanyente | 75 | 17 | / |
| Tannente | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tanaente | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tenintio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tahaninte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tinenti | 67 | 667 | / |
| Tinenta | 67 | 189 | / |
| Tinenty | 67 | 31 | / |
| Taninti | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tininti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teñenty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thininta | 63 | 28 | / |
| Tineinti | 63 | 9 | / |
| Tinentis | 63 | 2 | / |
| Thoninti | 63 | 1 | / |
Teniente Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teniente in the Russian language | ||
| Тениенте | teniente | - |
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