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

Tenneh is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenneh? popularity and diffusion

Tenneh is the 685,266th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Tenneh occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tenneh reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Tenneh is also the 55,753rd most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 11,507 people.

The surname Tenneh is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 10,597. In Liberia it is most common in: Sinoe County, where 45 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 20 percent reside and Grand Kru County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia Tenneh is found in 6 countries. It is also common 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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