Tennesi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tennesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tennesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tennesi (5) may also be a first name.

Tennesi Last Name Facts

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

Tennesi (Russian: Теннеси) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tennesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Tennesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Tennesi live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tennesi is also the 5,493,085th most common first name at a global level It is held by 5 people.

Tennesi is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Tennesi is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tennese8616/
Tennisi867/
Tenneci861/
Tennesy860/
Tnesi83804/
Tennesee807/
Tenneses801/
Thennezi801/
Tennesey801/
Tenneges800/
Thennesy800/
Tennice710/
Tönniges67106/
Tnese6727/
Tenniger671/
Tnegi671/
Thönniges6322/
Tönnige577/
Tinnise570/
Tinnedje531/
Tinniger530/
Tnejy501/
Teheneger500/

Tennesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tennesi in the Russian language
Теннесиtennesi-

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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 Tennesi
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