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 surname Tennay is most common in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tennay? popularity and diffusion
Tennay is the 11,742,229th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Tennay is predominantly found 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. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 6 people.
The surname Tennay is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Tennay is most numerous in: Nandi County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common 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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