Tenkate Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Tenkate Surname Definition:

“At the Cottage” in Old Dutch

Tenkate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tenkate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“At the Cottage” in Old Dutch

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Tenkate Last Name Facts

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

Tenkate is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenkate? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,338,236th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Tenkate are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States Tenkate is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 21 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Tenkate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tenkate are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

The amount Tenkate earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.86% more than the national average, earning $50,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.26% more than the national average, earning $62,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiengkate8825/
Taengkate881/
Tencate86315/
Tenkati86302/
Tengkat8610/
Tinkate862/
Tenkotte8042/
Thaenkat8014/
Thenkati801/
Tinkat7712/
Tenkač7710/
Tenkad776/
Tngkat771/
Thuengkat754/
Tenkatsch752/
Tenkottie751/
Tencati71270/
Tingkat71161/
Tenkout7144/
Tinkait716/
Tinkati715/
Temkati713/
Temkote712/
Tencatt712/
Tenkooster711/
Tengkad711/
Tenkoti711/
Tenketi711/
Tencatti6711/
Thimkate671/
Tingkati671/
Tingkata671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenkate
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