Tenniel Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tenniel Surname Definition:

Is prob. to be referred to the French (Cher) village - name Theniou (formerly Theniol), a diminutive from a Dialectal variant of chêne, 'oak-tree.'

Tenniel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tenniel (106) may also be a first name.

Tenniel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Is prob. to be referred to the French (Cher) village - name Theniou (formerly Theniol), a diminutive from a Dialectal variant of chêne, 'oak-tree.'

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tenniel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenniel (Arabic: تينيل, Russian: Тенниел) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenniel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Tenniel live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tenniel is also the 915,176th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 106 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Tenniel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tenniel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tenniel surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tennel9223/
Tennil926/
Tennell86608/
Tennill86347/
Tennail8617/
Tennilæ863/
Taennil863/
Tinniel860/
Tennuel860/
Tenneil860/
Tniel831/
Tennl831/
Thaennil806/
Thennell803/
Tenneill801/
Tennihil800/
Tinnel77560/
Temnil7762/
Tinnil772/
Thniel772/
Temnel771/
Tennihill7553/
Tenneille752/
Tennehill752/
Tennehall751/
Thennaile751/
Tennyhill750/
Tenl732/
Tnel731/
Tinnell711,161/
Temnell7117/
Tinniehill7111/
Tinnill711/
Tenneyhill710/
Tynnell710/
Tingnell677/
Thingnil671/
Tenld671/
Tehengel671/
Tneel671/
Tynnehll671/
Tnell670/

Tenniel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenniel in the Russian language
Тенниелtenniel-
Tenniel in the Arabic language
تينيلtynyl-

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