Tenku Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Tenku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 161 | 1:129,000 | 14,584 |
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tenku (626) may also be a first name.
Tenku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tenku (Hindi: टिंकू, Marathi: टकु, Russian: Тенку) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Tenku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tenku is the 926,175th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Tenku reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 333,003rd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 626 people.
The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 129,000. In Cameroon Tenku is most common in: Centre Region, where 30 percent are found, West Region, where 27 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenkeu | 91 | 1,057 | / |
| Tengku | 91 | 797 | / |
| Tenkku | 91 | 75 | / |
| Tenkou | 91 | 36 | / |
| Tenkui | 91 | 10 | / |
| Tenkuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thenku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tnku | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tengkou | 83 | 33 | / |
| Tienkeu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Tenkush | 83 | 13 | / |
| Teunkeu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tengkuh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Teungku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tenkeuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenkhuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ten'kou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tengkuu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tinku | 80 | 2,516 | / |
| Tynku | 80 | 157 | / |
| Tencu | 80 | 58 | / |
| Tinkou | 73 | 214 | / |
| Tinkeu | 73 | 176 | / |
| Tingku | 73 | 109 | / |
| Tinkut | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tinkku | 73 | 12 | / |
| Tenkoo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tenkoe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tinkuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tencut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tinkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Temkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuunku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tinkuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tynkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tingkau | 67 | 60 | / |
| Tingkui | 67 | 49 | / |
| Tinkous | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tionkou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tyngkut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dtinkou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tncu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tingkuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tionkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tionkuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tencult | 67 | 0 | / |
Tenku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenku in the Marathi language | ||
| टकु | taku | 85.71 |
| टकू | taku | 14.29 |
| Tenku in the Hindi language | ||
| टिंकू | tinku | 37.5 |
| टेंकू | tenku | 25 |
| तेनकू | tenaku | 12.5 |
| टेन्कू | tenku | 12.5 |
| टेनकू | tenaku | 12.5 |
| Tenku in the Russian language | ||
| Тенку | tenku | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenku
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