Tennis Surname

142,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tennis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tennis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1291:170,24817,203
Zimbabwe2561:60,3069,109
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Canada611:604,02649,778
England581:960,65648,451
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
India391:19,668,343291,059
France381:1,747,966156,445
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
China71:195,331,65210,124
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Botswana41:546,73222,624
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5141:97,7029,938

Tennis (1,550) may also be a first name.

Tennis Last Name Facts

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

Tennis (Arabic: تنس) is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tennis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 142,402nd most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,332,015 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Tennis reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tennis is also the 196,852nd most common forename at a global level It is held by 1,550 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,129 people, or 1 in 170,248. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Tennis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tennis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tennis surname rose 414 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tennis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tennis last name are 16.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tennis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.22% less than the national average, earning $33,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tennies92404/
Toennis92187/
Thennis9286/
Tenniss925/
Taennis921/
Tennish921/
Tenni91979/
Toennies86693/
Thoennis861/
Tennie831,333/
Tönnis83267/
Tennes83256/
Tinnis8364/
Tennih8336/
Tõnnis8332/
Temnis8313/
Tennai839/
Tennix836/
Tienni835/
Tennys833/
Tennei831/
Tenniy831/
Tennit831/
Tengni831/
Tennio831/
Tennic830/
Tennip830/
Tnni8042/
Thoenniss807/
Thennisch805/
Toennnies801/
Tnis801/
Tönnies772,033/
Thennes77247/
Tengnoi77169/
Toennes7787/
Tiennoi7746/
Tinnish7729/
Tennese7716/
Tennich7713/
Tenneij7712/
Tenness775/
Tønnies775/
Temniss774/
Taennoi774/
Thennie772/
Tennait771/
Thennai771/
Tiennes771/
Tönniss771/
Temnijs771/
Tenneus771/
Thönnis771/
Tennyos771/
Thaenni771/
Taennui771/
Thinnis770/
Tinnise770/
Tennice770/
Tennges770/
Tennets770/
Tinni7311,192/
Tenna734,138/
Tenny731,413/
Tenne73911/
Temni7377/
Tynni7351/
Tnais7317/
Tünni7311/
Tenné732/
Tennh731/
Tnies731/
Tnnio731/
Tngni731/
Tniss730/
Thoennes711,182/
Thinnies7154/
Tionnais7145/
Tennesse7137/
Tenniche7110/
Thönniss717/
Thaennoi715/
Thiennes713/
Thaennui712/
Thiennoi711/
Tenney679,650/
Tenner672,697/
Temnit671,288/
Tinnes67881/
Tönnes67647/
Tenneh67433/
Tennet67375/
Tinnie67297/
Tennøy67157/
Thenny67151/
Tienne67103/
Tynnyi6795/
Tienna6788/
Tønnes6749/
Teheni6746/
Tennøe6744/
Toenne6734/
Tni6726/
Tingni6726/
Tengne6721/
Tinnih6714/
Tenned677/
Tinnio676/
Thenne675/
Tinngi674/
Tinnai673/
Tinnii673/
Temnai673/
Temnij672/
Tinnix672/
Tienny672/
Tennay672/
Tennee672/
Tinnei672/
Tinnui672/
Tennoy672/
Tinnoi672/
Tinniy671/
Thoenness671/
Teunne671/
Tennez671/
Tinnys671/
Thngni671/
Thnish671/
Thenné671/
Tionni671/
Tinnni671/
Tinnès671/
Tuinni671/
Ttinni671/
Tynnei671/
Tenneesse671/
Temnui671/
Teenna671/
Timnis670/
Toenny670/
Tynnes670/

Tennis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tennis in the Arabic language
تنسtns-
تينيسtynys-

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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
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  • 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 Tennis
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