Tenjiwe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tenjiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenjiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tenjiwe (3,607) may also be a first name.

Tenjiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenjiwe is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenjiwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenjiwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tenjiwe is also the 117,750th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 3,607 people.

The surname Tenjiwe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Tenjiwe is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and North West, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Tenjiwe is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Tenjiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Tenjiwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.55% less than the national average, earning R 98,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenjiwe932/
Tengiwe864/
Thenjiw862/
Thengiwe802/
Theanjiw801/
Tenjew773/
Theanjiew7511/
Tensibe7131/
Tengewe7112/
Tenieva718/
Tinjiwa714/
Thenjew714/
Tensiew714/
Tenyiwa713/
Tainjiw711/
Temgiwe711/
Tingiwe711/
Tingiwei6717/
Tendjeves637/
Tensew625/
Tenyew621/
Tengew621/
Tegnevi573/
Tonjewi571/
Tenyewa571/
Thengew571/
Tengebai534/
Tenssivi531/
Tensebay531/
Tenchevez501/

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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 Tenjiwe
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