Tenik Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tenik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tenik 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
Turkey7471:104,1798,997
Kenya1571:294,13918,825
India1141:6,728,644151,199
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France51:13,284,544357,392
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Teník (1) are calculated separately.

Tenik (182) may also be a first name.

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Tenik Demographics

Tenik Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Tenik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenik (Georgian: თენიკ, Hindi: तेनिका, Russian: Теник) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Teník. For other potential spellings of Tenik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tenik is the 336,335th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,649,221 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Tenik reside; 62 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Tenik is also the 675,152nd most numerous forename in the world, held by 182 people.

Tenik is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 104,179. In Turkey Tenik is most common in: Van Province, where 22 percent live, Igdir Province, where 12 percent live and Izmir Province, where 11 percent live. Outside of Turkey it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Tenik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tenik has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tenik surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Tenik earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD 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
Teník931/
Tehnik9168/
Tenike9154/
Tenick9112/
Tetnik911/
Teniek910/
Teneick8318/
Teniske833/
Thesnik831/
Tenieck830/
Taenick830/
Tenicke830/
Tenigck830/
Tanik804,680/
Tinik80618/
Tonik80391/
Tenic8077/
Tenek8069/
Tynik8059/
Tenyk8018/
Tenix8011/
Tenig805/
Teněk801/
Tenikova7786/
Theunick7751/
Teniková778/
Teneitck770/
Teneke731,039/
Tajnik73187/
Tonick73120/
Thanik7397/
Tengic7380/
Tanikh7350/
Tannik7337/
Teneck7331/
Tinaik7328/
Tanick7319/
Tinike7316/
Toenig7311/
Tengek739/
Teniog739/
Tenyck736/
Taynik736/
Tonnik736/
Tehník734/
Tenesk734/
Teneyk734/
Tingik733/
Tanaik732/
Tesnek731/
Tinisk731/
Toynik731/
Tenyke730/
Tynick730/
Teneak730/
Tehniková7111/
Tehnikova711/
Teneyck672,158/
Tenkova671,010/
Thoenig6771/
Tiongik6743/
Tuinike6734/
Teeneke6711/
Tieneak6710/
Teysnek678/
Thonick677/
Thannik673/
Tannick672/
Thoneik672/
Tiniske672/
Teneyke672/
Teaneck672/
Teneysk671/
Thonaik671/
Taynaik671/
Teineck671/
Tannikh671/
Tainaik671/
Tenoyck671/
Tonnick671/
Tyongik671/
Tenigue671/
Thanick671/
Thienek671/
Tenycke670/
Thenict670/
Tenayck670/
Teneuck670/
Teynyck670/
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Tenik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenik in the Georgian language
თენიკtenik-
Tenik in the Hindi language
तेनिकाtenika-
Tenik in the Russian language
Теникtenik-

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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
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  • 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 Tenik
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