Tennekoon Surname

72,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Tennekoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tennekoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6,6511:3,129437
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Norway61:857,04855,549
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Tennekoon Last Name Facts

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

Tennekoon is found most in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tennekoon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,483rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,071,383 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tennekoon reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Tennekoon is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 6,651 people, or 1 in 3,129. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Tennekoon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tennekoon are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Tennekoon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning 346,462 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $39,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning $32,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thennekoon955/
Tennekon941/
Tennakoon8933,953/
Tennekone8913/
Thennakoon8415,070/
Tennakon823/
Thennakon786/
Tennakkon781/
Thaennikon74199/
Tinnakon719/
Thinnakon67356/
Thinnikon67122/
Tinnjkoin672/
Tinnakonh671/
Tinnakhon671/
Tnekan671/
Thinnakhon63447/
Tennican5920/
Tinnikom591/
Thinnikom561/
Thinnikhom538/

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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 Tennekoon
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