Tenishev Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Tenishev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenishev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5761:250,21426,519
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Tenishev Last Name Facts

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

Tenishev (Georgian: ტენიშევ, Russian: Тенишев) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenishev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 530,215th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Tenishev live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 250,214. In Russia it is most numerous in: Penza Oblast, where 16 percent are found, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 14 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Tenishev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (74%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tenishev surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tenishev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenishev in the Georgian language
ტენიშევtenishev-
Tenishev in the Russian language
Тенишевtenisev-

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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 Tenishev
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