Tenje Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Tenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Marshall Islands | 15 | 1:3,455 | 727 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tenje (449) may also be a first name.
Tenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tenje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﺠﻪ, Marathi: तजे) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tenje.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,628,521st most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Tenje are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 403,949th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 449 people.
The last name Tenje is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 29 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 26 percent live and Harare Province, where 22 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and The Marshall Islands, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tenje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenje in the Marathi language | ||
| तजे | taje | - |
| Tenje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻨﺠﻪ | tnjh | 66.93 |
| ﺗﻨﺞ | tnj | 31.5 |
| ﺗﻨﺠﺔ | tnjt | 0.79 |
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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 Tenje
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