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
The last name Tenku (Hindi: टिंकू, Marathi: टकु, Russian: Тенку) is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tenku.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 926,175th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Tenku reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tenku is also the 333,003rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 626 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 129,000. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 30 percent live, West Region, where 27 percent live and Northwest Region, where 24 percent live. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
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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- 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 Tenku
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