Tenkin Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tenkin Surname User-submission:

Tenkin is a patronymic form of Tenka, meaning 'that'.

Tenkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan471:2,720,09131,925
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Tenkin (11) may also be a first name.

Tenkin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tenkin is a patronymic form of Tenka, meaning 'that'.

- Junie

Tenkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenkin (Russian: Тенькин) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Tenkin is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Tenkin are found; 42 percent are found in East Asia and 42 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 2,720,091. In Japan Tenkin is most frequent in: Toyama Prefecture, where 77 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Japan Tenkin occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Tenkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tenkin are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Tenkin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenkink92160/
Tenkina9244/
Tienkin921/
Tenkien920/
Tinkin8347/
Tenken8326/
Tynkin8312/
Tenkim832/
Tencin831/
Tenckinck8023/
Tenkinova801/
Tienken771,123/
Tengken7796/
Tenkeng7762/
Tinkina7731/
Tenchin774/
Thinkin774/
Temking773/
Tenkyna771/
Tenkuen771/
Tenkeun771/
Tienkhn771/
Timnkin771/
Tynkina771/
Tennken770/
Tiencken7179/
Thienken7119/
Thuenken713/
Temnkeng712/
Themking711/
Thinkinc711/
Thenchin711/
Tymkin6776/
Tiengkeun674/
Thingkind671/
Thienkaen671/
Tiengkuen671/

Tenkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenkin in the Russian language
Тенькинtenkin-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenkin
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