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Where Does The Last Name Tenke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Tenke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﻜﻪ, Marathi: टके, Russian: Тэнкэ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tenke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 319,156^th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,218,043 people. Tenke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tenke are found; 30 percent are found in East Africa and 30 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 538,995^th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 272 people.

The last name Tenke is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 133,083. In Kenya Tenke is most common in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent live and Machakos County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Tenke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Tenke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tenke last name grew 12,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tenke surname are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Tenke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.84% less than the national average, earning R 62,172 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.29% less than the national average, earning $42,085 CAD per year.