Tenken Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tenken (117) may also be a first name.

Tenken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenken is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Tenken is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Tenken live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tenken is also the 864,112th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 117 people.

The surname Tenken is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Tenken is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 94 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Tenken is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Japan, where 4 percent are found.

Tenken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tenken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tenken surname expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenken Last Name Statistics demography

Tenken earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tienken921,123/
Tengken9296/
Tenkeng9262/
Tenkuen921/
Tenkeun921/
Tennken920/
Tenkien920/
Tiencken8679/
Thienken8619/
Thuenken863/
Temnkeng862/
Tenkin83111/
Tinken8366/
Tiengkeun804/
Thienkaen801/
Tiengkuen801/
Tenkink77160/
Tinkeng7784/
Thünken7776/
Tenkina7744/
Tingken7713/
Tincken776/
Tenchen775/
Temkent772/
Tenkyna771/
Tienkin771/
Tienkhn771/
Tengchen7112/
Thinkeen710/
Tinkin6747/
Tenckinck6723/
Tynkin6712/
Temkem672/
Tenkim672/
Tenkinova671/
Tencin671/
Tymken671/
Tinkem671/

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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 Tenken
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis