Tennay Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Tennay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Tennay (6) may also be a first name.
Tennay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tennay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tennay is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tennay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tennay is the 11,742,229th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tennay live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 6 people.
Tennay is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Tennay is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 50 percent live.
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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 Tennay
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