Tenneh Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tenneh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenneh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4161:10,5971,165
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tenneh (11,507) may also be a first name.

Tenneh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tenneh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tenneh is found most frequently in Liberia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenneh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 685,266th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tenneh live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 55,753rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 11,507 people.

It is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 10,597. In Liberia Tenneh is mostly found in: Sinoe County, where 45 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 20 percent reside and Grand Kru County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Liberia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Tenneh Last Name Statistics demography

Tenneh earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tennech92103/
Tienneh921/
Tenne91911/
Tennh911/
Tenney839,650/
Tenner832,697/
Tennie831,333/
Tennet83375/
Tennes83256/
Tienne83103/
Tennøe8344/
Tennih8336/
Toenne8334/
Tengne8321/
Tinneh8318/
Tenned837/
Thenne835/
Tennee832/
Teunne831/
Tennei831/
Tennez831/
Tneh80736/
Tnne802/
Tennett77164/
Thengne7767/
Tengner7755/
Thienne7748/
Thennet7739/
Tennich7713/
Tenneij7712/
Tenness775/
Tienney774/
Thennie772/
Thoenne772/
Tennhed772/
Teenney771/
Tennetz771/
Tennish771/
Toenney770/
Tennets770/
Tenna734,138/
Tenny731,413/
Tenni73979/
Tinne73691/
Tønne73165/
Tõnne7346/
Tynne7341/
Tönne7338/
Tneah7333/
Temne7332/
Tnehs733/
Tånne732/
Tenné732/
Tnech731/
Tinney677,217/
Tennis673,125/
Tinner671,854/
Tinnes67881/
Thynne67868/
Tinnie67297/
Tennøy67157/
Thenny67151/
Tingne67137/
Tienna6788/
Tinnea6778/
Tønnes6749/
Tångne6732/
Tne6727/
Tinnee6720/
Tønner6715/
Tinnih6714/
Temner6710/
Themne6710/
Tennai679/
Temney676/
Tinned675/
Thennisch675/
Tienni675/
Tnh674/
Tænner673/
Tienny672/
Tennay672/
Tinnei672/
Tennoy672/
Tinnet672/
Tionne671/
Tenniy671/
Tinnez671/
Thinne671/
Tennit671/
Thenné671/
Temgne671/
Tengni671/
Tennio671/
Tinnej671/
Tneash671/
Tynnei671/
Teenna671/
Tynney670/
Toenny670/
Tyonne670/
Tnecht670/
Tynnes670/
Tennip670/

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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 Tenneh
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