Tennessee Surname
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Tennessee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 406 | 1:892,756 | 67,416 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Tennessee (512) may also be a first name.
Tennessee Demographics
Average Male Tennessee Height
175 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tennessee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tennessee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tennessee is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tennessee? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 678,631st most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name Tennessee is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tennessee reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 373,684th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 512 people.
Tennessee is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 892,756. In The United States Tennessee is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Virginia, where 18 percent live and Louisiana, where 15 percent live. Excluding The United States Tennessee is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Tennessee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tennessee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 796 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tennessee Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tennessee surname are 14.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.27% registered to vote for the political party.
Tennessee earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning $35,936 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenneessee | 95 | 2 | / |
| Thennessee | 95 | 1 | / |
| Tennesse | 94 | 37 | / |
| Tennesee | 94 | 7 | / |
| Tennassee | 89 | 41 | / |
| Tennessey | 89 | 15 | / |
| Tenneesse | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tennessie | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tennesses | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tennesser | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tennese | 88 | 16 | / |
| Thinnessee | 84 | 2 | / |
| Tennessy | 82 | 30 | / |
| Tinnesse | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tenneses | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tennasee | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tennesey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tennessa | 82 | 0 | / |
| Thennessy | 78 | 7 | / |
| Tennassie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thinnesse | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tennesa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tennesy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tnese | 71 | 27 | / |
| Tinnessy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thennesy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tinnissey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tennessee
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