Tennson Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Tennson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tennson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Tennson (162) may also be a first name.

Tennson Last Name Facts

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

Tennson is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tennson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Tennson reside; 47 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 720,105th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 162 people.

The last name Tennson is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Tennson is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Tennson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tennson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tennson last name decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tennson Last Name Statistics demography

Tennson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tennsion933/
Tennhson931/
Tenson92810/
Thenson86158/
Tõnnson8627/
Tienson8617/
Tension8617/
Tensone862/
Tensong861/
Tensonc861/
Tinnson860/
Tennsen860/
Tnson831/
Thaenson80225/
Thuenson804/
Tensoong802/
Thoenson801/
Tinson772,222/
Tenzon77152/
Tõnson7758/
Temson7747/
Tenjon771/
Thnson771/
Tensão771/
Tynson770/
Tensom770/
Thiensoun751/
Thinson71430/
Tionson71210/
Tenchon71120/
Tönnsen7133/
Tenzone7118/
Tinsoon719/
Tinsong719/
Tønnsen716/
Temsong715/
Tinsson714/
Tenjong713/
Tenzong713/
Tendjon712/
Tinzson711/
Tuinson711/
Teensen711/
Tinshon711/
Temshon710/
Tinsion710/
Tendjong6766/
Tengeoon679/
Tionsson674/
Tnsan673/
Theemson671/
Tinnsien671/
Thinnsen671/
Tionsgon671/
Tinsoong671/
Tenchong671/

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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
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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 Tennson
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