Tenima Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Tenima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tenima (30) may also be a first name.

Tenima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenima occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tenima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tenima is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Tenima is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Tenima reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 30 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Tenima is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 20 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found and Thailand, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taenima924/
Teanima921/
Tienima921/
Tenioma921/
Tengima921/
Tehnimah861/
Tonima833,838/
Tanima833,394/
Tinima8346/
Tenema8332/
Tenuma8330/
Tenimo8318/
Tenime836/
Tenimi834/
Tenimy831/
Tenemea77601/
Tenumah77434/
Tenemas77205/
Tohnima7719/
Tanaima778/
Tanimah777/
Tenimou776/
Tinhima776/
Tannima774/
Tesnime774/
Tonnima774/
Tonimai773/
Tönisma771/
Tenemai771/
Taniema771/
Tinimma771/
Tignima771/
Tiniema771/
Tanimai771/
Tenimoh771/
Tinoima771/
Tienema771/
Tynisma771/
Tenimer770/
Tenesma770/
Teinemaa7153/
Tenemaya7130/
Tohnimah715/
Tingimai715/
Thienuma711/
Ttiniema711/
Teuneuma711/
Tahanima711/
Tynismaa711/
Tanuma679,967/
Tanema671,639/
Tanimo67427/
Tinema67397/
Tonuma67280/
Tanıma6744/
Tinimo6717/
Tonimo6715/
Tinime6713/
Tenemo673/
Tonema673/
Teneme673/
Thannimai671/
Tinimi671/
Tengaimey671/
Tahienime671/
Tienheimo671/
Temjma671/

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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 Tenima
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