Tenku Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1611:129,00014,584
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
India111:69,733,217610,955
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenkeu911,057/
Tengku91797/
Tenkku9175/
Tenkou9136/
Tenkui9110/
Tenkuu911/
Thenku911/
Tnku892/
Tengkou8333/
Tienkeu8320/
Tenkush8313/
Teunkeu8311/
Tengkuh833/
Teungku832/
Tenkeuh831/
Tenkhuu831/
Ten'kou831/
Tengkuu831/
Tinku802,516/
Tynku80157/
Tencu8058/
Tinkou73214/
Tinkeu73176/
Tingku73109/
Tinkut7317/
Tinkku7312/
Tenkoo7310/
Tenkoe739/
Tinkuh732/
Tencut731/
Tinkau731/
Temkui731/
Tuunku731/
Tinkuu731/
Tynkus731/
Tingkau6760/
Tingkui6749/
Tinkous6718/
Tionkou6712/
Tyngkut675/
Dtinkou672/
Tncu671/
Tingkuh671/
Tionkui671/
Tionkuy671/
Tencult670/

Tenku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenku in the Marathi language
टकुtaku85.71
टकूtaku14.29
Tenku in the Hindi language
टिंकूtinku37.5
टेंकूtenku25
तेनकूtenaku12.5
टेन्कूtenku12.5
टेनकूtenaku12.5
Tenku in the Russian language
Тенкуtenku-

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Footnotes

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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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