Tenju Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Tenju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 64 | 1:1,997,567 | 27,803 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Tenju (482) may also be a first name.
Tenju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tenju (Hindi: तेंजू, Marathi: तजू, Tibetan: སྟན་ཇུ་) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenju? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,333,370th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tenju reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Tenju is also the 387,276th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 482 people.
The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 1,997,567. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 63 percent live, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 36 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Other than Japan Tenju is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenjeu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Tenjou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Tenjui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tenuju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tenoju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tnju | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tendjou | 83 | 70 | / |
| Tendjeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tienjeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tendjui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tienjou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanju | 80 | 3,884 | / |
| Tenhu | 80 | 183 | / |
| Tensu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Tencu | 80 | 58 | / |
| Teniu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Tinju | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tenyu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tegnu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tonju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tenzu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tensui | 73 | 257 | / |
| Thanju | 73 | 216 | / |
| Tonjau | 73 | 137 | / |
| Tenius | 73 | 80 | / |
| Tensou | 73 | 45 | / |
| Tenchu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Tinjau | 73 | 17 | / |
| Teniou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tenyue | 73 | 10 | / |
| Thinju | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tenyua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tanjui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tinjui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tanjyu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tenzhu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tenéus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tinjus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tanjeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenguu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanjuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thonju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanjuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanjiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tinjuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taniju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenseu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenshu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tienyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tensiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenhou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tegnou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tieniu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thenyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tensus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teinyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenehu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiensuu | 67 | 862 | / |
| Thiensu | 67 | 144 | / |
| Taensui | 67 | 83 | / |
| Tindjou | 67 | 79 | / |
| Teniuch | 67 | 48 | / |
| Tindjau | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tinjoud | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tenoyus | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tengius | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tinjust | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tenchou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Thaenyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tinjoux | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tonooju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tenihut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tienchu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tenyuiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenyuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnzu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttenius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teneius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenkhuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thienyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tncu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theniou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tienseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teneous | 67 | 0 | / |
Tenju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenju in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྟན་ཇུ་ | tenju | - |
| Tenju in the Hindi language | ||
| तेंजू | tenju | 75 |
| तेंजु | tenju | 25 |
| Tenju in the Marathi language | ||
| तजू | taju | 71.43 |
| टजु | taju | 14.29 |
| तजु | taju | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
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