Tenjin Surname
Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname
Tenjin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,188 | 1:107,613 | 6,317 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tenjin (2,183) may also be a first name.
Tenjin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenjin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tenjin (Hindi: तेन्जीन, Marathi: तेन्जीन, Oriya: େତନ୍ଜିଂ) is found most in Japan. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenjin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tenjin is the 310,170th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tenjin live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Tenjin is also the 160,391st most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,183 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 1,188 people, or 1 in 107,613. In Japan Tenjin is mostly found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent are found, Miyazaki Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 14 percent are found. Beside Japan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and Nepal, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenjing | 92 | 31 | / |
| Tenjine | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tienjien | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tenzin | 83 | 9,794 | / |
| Tanjin | 83 | 4,679 | / |
| Tensin | 83 | 607 | / |
| Tengin | 83 | 66 | / |
| Tünjin | 83 | 65 | / |
| Tonjin | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tenjen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Temjin | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tinjin | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tenjim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenien | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tencin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenxin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenhin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenshin | 77 | 2,072 | / |
| Tenzing | 77 | 467 | / |
| Tensing | 77 | 404 | / |
| Tenienė | 77 | 111 | / |
| Tonijin | 77 | 42 | / |
| Tindjin | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tenient | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tenging | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tiensin | 77 | 5 | / |
| Thensin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tenchin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tinjain | 77 | 3 | / |
| Thengin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanjinn | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tinjing | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tannjin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teniene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taensin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonjuin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenyine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenyina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taenyin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tienjen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toenjen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tnjng | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tensingh | 71 | 55 | / |
| Tenchine | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tenchina | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tienchin | 71 | 13 | / |
| Tenshina | 71 | 10 | / |
| Thiensin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thaensin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thenchin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thenjeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenkhain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tensen | 67 | 973 | / |
| Tengen | 67 | 945 | / |
| Tenyen | 67 | 90 | / |
| Tengim | 67 | 84 | / |
| Temgin | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tenzen | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tenjem | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tensén | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tensyn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Temsin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tenhim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tinjim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tenhen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thngin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Temzin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenzng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenyahina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnzisn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thienjeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenzyn | 67 | 1 | / |
Tenjin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenjin in the Marathi language | ||
| तेन्जीन | tenjina | 45.45 |
| तेनिजन | tenijana | 27.27 |
| तजीन | tajina | 18.18 |
| तेनजीन | tenajina | 9.09 |
| Tenjin in the Hindi language | ||
| तेन्जीन | tenjina | 43.48 |
| तेन्जिन | tenjina | 34.78 |
| तेनजिन | tenajina | 8.7 |
| तेंजिन | tenjina | 8.7 |
| तेऩ्जिन | tenjina | 4.35 |
| Tenjin in the Oriya language | ||
| େତନ୍ଜିଂ | etanjim | 33.33 |
| େତନଜିନ | etanajina | 33.33 |
| େଟନିନ | etanina | 33.33 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenjin
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