Tenimu Surname
Approximately 2,711 people bear this surname
Tenimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,710 | 1:65,366 | 4,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Tenimu (3,696) may also be a first name.
Tenimu Demographics
Tenimu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Tenimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tenimu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenimu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tenimu is the 160,765th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,688,139 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenimu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tenimu is also the 116,006th most widespread given name globally It is held by 3,696 people.
The last name Tenimu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,710 people, or 1 in 65,366. In Nigeria Tenimu is primarily found in: Kogi, where 23 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Tenimu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tenimu surname is predominantly Muslim (81%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenimou | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tenimmu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Taenimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tienimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tenimus | 92 | 0 | / |
| Tanimu | 83 | 72,388 | / |
| Tinimu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Tenemu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Tenumu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tonimu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tainimu | 77 | 105 | / |
| Tannimu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Thanimu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tengemu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tinimou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Taanimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tanuimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanihmu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanaimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahnimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tinimoud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Teneamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanimmou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taanimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tinemu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tanumu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tanemu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tinemau | 62 | 51 | / |
| Taneemu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Tainumu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thanemu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tanajmou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thonnemu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thaneamu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tynemouth | 53 | 40 | / |
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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 Tenimu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis