Tennessy Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Tennessy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Tennessy Demographics
Tennessy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Tennessy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tennessy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tennessy occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tennessy? popularity and diffusion
Tennessy is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Tennessy reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Tennessy is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,754,552. In Canada it is most common in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Canada Tennessy occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Moldova, where 7 percent reside.
Tennessy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Tennessy last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Tennessy earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $46,876 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessey | 94 | 15 | / |
| Thennessy | 94 | 7 | / |
| Tennesy | 93 | 0 | / |
| Tennesse | 88 | 37 | / |
| Tenneses | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tennesey | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tinnessy | 88 | 0 | / |
| Thennesy | 88 | 0 | / |
| Tennessa | 88 | 0 | / |
| Tennessee | 82 | 439 | / |
| Tenneesse | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tennessie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tennesses | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tennesser | 82 | 0 | / |
| Tennese | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tennesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tenneessee | 78 | 2 | / |
| Thennessee | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tennesee | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tinnesse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tennassee | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tennassie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thinnesse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tinnissey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tennisi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thinnessee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tennacy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenneci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnassey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tynnesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tennice | 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 Tennessy
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