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
The last name Tennay occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tennay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tennay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tennay are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tennay is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 6 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most common in: Nandi County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 50 percent reside.
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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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