Tenker Surname

148,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,8981:33,6603,918
Turkey821:949,04243,804
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Tenker (1,621) may also be a first name.

Tenker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenker is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tenker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148,140th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,440,571 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tenker reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 191,769th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 1,621 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,898 people, or 1 in 33,660. Excluding Ethiopia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Tenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tenker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tenker surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenker Last Name Statistics demography

Tenker earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tengker92576/
Tuenker9224/
Tenkere928/
Tenkert922/
Tenkier921/
Tienker920/
Thuenker862/
Thenkerd861/
Tiencker860/
Tenkir8313,207/
Tinker8312,543/
Tencer83523/
Tünker83148/
Tönker8312/
Tnkeer831/
Thünker77115/
Tencher7744/
Tincker7721/
Thinker7716/
Temgker7711/
Tinkerd7710/
Tinkier776/
Tinkert773/
Tinketr771/
Tinnker771/
Tinkere771/
Temkere771/
Tinkher770/
Tingåker7127/
Thinkerd713/
Tinkeysr711/
Thngkerd711/
Tinckert710/
Tinkir671,208/
Tincer6735/
Tyncer672/
Thingkerd671/
Tinkerova671/
Tincher624,104/
Tingkir62168/
Timkerd62141/
Tüncher6256/
Timåker6212/
Thinkre624/
Tinquer620/
Thüncher5762/
Tinncher576/

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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 Tenker
  • 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