Tenkanen Surname
Approximately 340 people bear this surname
Tenkanen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 333 | 1:16,507 | 2,385 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Tenkanen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenkanen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tenkanen (Russian: Тенканен) has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenkanen? popularity and diffusion
Tenkanen is the 818,364th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tenkanen reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 16,507. In Finland it is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 49 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 16 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Finland this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenkainen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tinkanen | 88 | 79 | / |
| Dhenkanen | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tienkanan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tenganan | 75 | 700 | / |
| Tinkanon | 75 | 326 | / |
| Tinkanan | 75 | 36 | / |
| Tankanon | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tonkanon | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tenganán | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tonkanin | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tynkynen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tynkkynen | 71 | 1,355 | / |
| Tenganani | 71 | 183 | / |
| Tunganenu | 71 | 110 | / |
| Tynkkinen | 71 | 27 | / |
| Dankaneni | 71 | 14 | / |
| Tynkhynen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tonukunen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tunganeno | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tankoanon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tonakanyn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tankanian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tinkhanon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenkenian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tynnkynen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dan Kanen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonakanin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonakanyan | 67 | 1,210 | / |
| Tonokanyan | 67 | 46 | / |
| Tonakanian | 67 | 39 | / |
| Towenagnon | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tonkonyane | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tonaganean | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tengganana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tanakanyan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tankouanon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonakanyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tingkongneng | 60 | 1 | / |
| Tinkenin | 50 | 8 | / |
Tenkanen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenkanen in the Russian language | ||
| Тенканен | tenkanen | - |
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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 Tenkanen
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