Tenkawa Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tenkawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tenkawa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6121:208,8969,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Tenkawa Last Name Facts

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

Tenkawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tenkawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenkawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 527,543rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tenkawa reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 208,896. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenkaeva80107/
Tingkawas755/
Tenkova711,010/
Tenkavi711/
Tingcawa6733/
Taenkova6732/
Tinkaeva676/
Tuenkova674/
Tenkeeva671/
Tenkkova671/
Tesnkova671/
Tienkave671/
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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 Tenkawa
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