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

The surname Tennesi (Russian: Теннеси) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tennesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Tennesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tennesi reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 5 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.

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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