Tennon Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tennon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tennon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Tennon (19) may also be a first name.

Tennon Last Name Facts

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

Tennon occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tennon.

How Common Is The Last Name Tennon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tennon is the 953,750th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tennon live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tennon is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 1,337,487. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 54 percent are found, Mississippi, where 7 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Tennon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tennon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tennon last name increased 1,694 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tennon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tennon are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the political party.

Tennon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.57% less than the national average, earning $37,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tennoun92274/
Tennone922/
Tengnon922/
Tiennon921/
Tennond920/
Tennont920/
Tennoune86121/
Tengnong861/
Tinnon83876/
Tennom8342/
Tennan8329/
Tnon801/
Tennant7724,238/
Tennoum77219/
Tennang77121/
Tinnong7731/
Tingnon7720/
Tennung7719/
Temnong7717/
Tennane776/
Thennan776/
Thinnon775/
Tengnom773/
Tionnon771/
Tennanc771/
Tennand771/
Tennatn771/
Tennunt770/
Tinnond770/
Tnone7327/
Tnhon731/
Tingnong711/
Thngnoon711/
Tennnant711/
Thennunt711/
Tennusen711/
Tennaant711/
Teennant711/
Thiennan710/
Tinnan6738/
Tinnom6714/
Tennum6711/
Thengnane678/
Timnon671/
Thiennann670/
Tynnan670/

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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 Tennon
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