Tenj Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tenj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tenj (91) may also be a first name.

Tenj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenj (Hindi: तेंज) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Tenj is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Tenj reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 91 people.

This last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Kunar, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan Tenj occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenje89123/
Tenaj89106/
Tenij8912/
Tienj892/
Tenoj891/
Tnj86284/
Tenaja80685/
Teneij8013/
Tenajh801/
Tena7564,332/
Tene7523,035/
Teny7514,074/
Teni7513,932/
Tinj7541/
Tenc7535/
Tanj7525/
Tenh7519/
Tení7513/
Tonj755/
Tené752/
Tjnj752/
Tnjs751/
Ttnj751/
Htnj751/
Tiene6720,953/
Tenge675,019/
Tenis674,781/
Tenai673,781/
Tenio673,707/
Tench672,732/
Teine672,028/
Tiena671,927/
Tenea671,663/
Tener671,588/
Thene671,539/
Tenes67920/
Tengi67889/
Teane67723/
Teune67661/
Tenet67528/
Teina67336/
Tenie67317/
Tinje67316/
Teniz67268/
Teney67266/
Teena67255/
Tenei67237/
Tenay67235/
Theny67211/
Theni67208/
Tinaj67196/
Teneh67132/
Teneş67117/
Tegne67115/
Tenyi67112/
Tegni67110/
Teana67109/
Taeni67104/
Tetne6797/
Tenih6790/
Teneu6787/
Teene6784/
Teany6774/
Tenez6773/
Tenyo6772/
Teniy6760/
Tenhe6749/
Tenoy6744/
Tesni6740/
Toeni6738/
Tonej6733/
Tenoa6723/
Tenee6723/
Tanij6721/
Tejne6720/
Tenoi6718/
Tieny6716/
Tenés6715/
Tenit679/
Taene678/
Toene677/
Tehni677/
Teyna676/
Tejni676/
Ttena673/
Teiny673/
Thanj673/
Tonij673/
Tened673/
Tinuj673/
Teeny672/
Tinej672/
Tinoj672/
Teyne672/
Tenaa672/
Tensø672/
Tejna671/
Tenui671/
Htene671/
Ïteni671/
Teuni671/
Teyni671/
Tenid671/
Tenzō671/
Tenès671/
Teanh671/
Tiené671/
Tgene671/
Tenyp671/
Teenh671/

Tenj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenj in the Hindi language
तेंजtenja98.15

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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 Tenj
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