Tenimu Surname

160,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tenimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7101:65,3664,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tenimu (3,696) may also be a first name.

Tenimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenimu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tenimu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 160,765th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,688,139 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenimu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 116,006th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 3,696 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,710 people, or 1 in 65,366. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 23 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Tenimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (81%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenimou926/
Tenimmu924/
Taenimu921/
Tienimu921/
Tenimus920/
Tanimu8372,388/
Tinimu8346/
Tenemu8322/
Tenumu835/
Tonimu831/
Tainimu77105/
Tannimu7718/
Thanimu776/
Tengemu772/
Tinimou772/
Taanimu772/
Tanuimu771/
Tanihmu771/
Tanaimu771/
Tahnimu771/
Tinimoud712/
Teneamou711/
Tanimmou711/
Taanimou711/
Tinemu6727/
Tanumu6715/
Tanemu679/
Tinemau6251/
Taneemu623/
Tainumu621/
Thanemu621/
Tanajmou571/
Thonnemu571/
Thaneamu571/
Tynemouth5340/

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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
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