Tenkov Surname

344,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Tenkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8631:167,00219,007
Ukraine581:784,87479,393
North Macedonia541:38,9164,461
Bulgaria441:158,6119,023
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Tenkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenkov (Russian: Теньков) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenkov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 344,624th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,855,641 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Tenkov live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 863 people, or 1 in 167,002. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 22 percent are found, Voronezh Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Moscow, where 9 percent are found. Other than Russia Tenkov exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 5 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 5 percent are found.

Tenkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (97%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tenkov surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 42.86% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenkova921,010/
Taenkov9225/
Teunkov927/
Tuenkov923/
Tenkkova861/
Tinkov831,223/
Tynkov83311/
Tencov8311/
Tenkof8311/
Tenkow832/
Tenkob831/
Tinkova771,296/
Tynkova77309/
Tenkoub77109/
Tenkaev77106/
Tengkow7771/
Tenkoff7723/
Tenkhof7717/
Tencova777/
Tienkow774/
Tingkov773/
Taenkow771/
Thenkow771/
Tinkovs771/
Tenkhoff71231/
Tengkouw7111/
Taenkhow711/
Tinkhova711/
Timkov67722/
Tymkov67427/
Tenckhoff67167/
Tinkof6742/
Temkow6725/
Temcov674/
Tincov674/
Tinkow671/

Tenkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenkov in the Russian language
Теньковtenkov-

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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 Tenkov
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