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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) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

Tenke is the 319,156^th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,218,043 people. The last name Tenke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tenke live; 30 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tenke is also the 538,995^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 272 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 133,083. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent reside and Machakos County, where 0 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Tenke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Tenke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Tenke surname are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.57% registered with the 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.