Tenon Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Tenon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Ivory Coast3181:72,5514,039
France1321:503,20270,199
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Benin201:516,78033,864
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Teñon (1) are calculated separately.

Tenon (2,706) may also be a first name.

Tenon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenon is found in Togo more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Teñon. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 318,950th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,212,742 people. The last name Tenon occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Tenon are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 140,755th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,706 people.

The surname Tenon is most commonly used in Togo, where it is borne by 630 people, or 1 in 11,504. Outside of Togo this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Tenon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tenon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tenon last name rose 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tenon last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tenon earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.57% less than the national average, earning $28,663 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teñon931/
Thenon91591/
Tienon91452/
Tenone91345/
Tenong91322/
Tenhon91300/
Tengon9163/
Teunon9148/
Tegnon9142/
Taenon9111/
Tesnon919/
Teinon912/
Tenoun912/
Teynon911/
Teanon911/
Tenont910/
Thaenon83199/
Teanoun8331/
Teangon8315/
Tienhon8312/
Theanon836/
Theinon835/
Thenoon834/
Thenone833/
Thienon832/
Thesnon832/
Thenont832/
Thetnon832/
Tegnone831/
Tenonne831/
Tenoung831/
Taehnon831/
Taenoon831/
Teignon830/
Tenount830/
Tonon8011,094/
Tanon805,106/
Tenan801,573/
Tinon80485/
Tynon80184/
Tenun8046/
Tenom8028/
Tienhoun772/
Tenongue771/
Thaenoon771/
Tehtnong771/
Thanon735,601/
Tengan733,234/
Thonon731,826/
Tinong73978/
Tionon73951/
Tenang73951/
Tenant73746/
Toinon73568/
Tignon73449/
Thinon73436/
Tonnon73340/
Tetnan73328/
Tegnan73239/
Tingon73222/
Tannon73201/
Tenand73129/
Tainon7399/
Tenane7395/
Tienan7388/
Tenung7340/
Tinone7337/
Teenan7336/
Teinom7328/
Tynong7326/
Tenuun7322/
Tanhon7313/
Thenan7312/
Tanoon7312/
Tanoin7311/
Tuinon739/
Tinhon739/
Tinont738/
Tyonon738/
Tengun737/
Temhon736/
Titnon736/
Tenank733/
Tinomn733/
Thynon732/
Teinan732/
Taenan732/
Tononn732/
Tenhan732/
Taynon732/
Dtynon731/
Teanan731/
Teynom731/
Tenoum731/
Tegnom731/
Teneun731/
Tenanh731/
Tanonh731/
Tahnon731/
Tenhouten7113/
Tenhooten712/
Tetingnon711/
Tegnomgne711/
Tenhousen710/
Tenagne6755,712/
Thonnon67322/
Tignone67151/
Tinhoun67106/
Thanoon6789/
Thainon6745/
Tegnang6739/
Thoinon6727/
Teignan6716/
Teinung6710/
Tejnung6710/
Thannon679/
Tenahun679/
Tinhong678/
Thenane677/
Thitnon676/
Thonoon676/
Teanhom675/
Thinoon674/
Titnoon674/
Temhong673/
Teinang673/
Thanoun672/
Thienan672/
Thenant672/
Tegnane672/
Taenhan672/
Tanhoon672/
Teanang671/
Theenan671/
Tenasin671/
Tenatin671/
Tenhang671/
Tenhant671/
Tenhune671/
Thengun671/
Tienann671/
Tienhan671/
Taingon671/
Toenahn671/
Tenhane671/
Tainone671/
Tainong671/
Tonnonï671/
Toinoun671/
Thionon671/
Thuinon671/
Tinoine671/
Tehnane671/
Tinotin671/
Thingon671/
Tenaand671/
Tainoon671/
Teengan671/
Theinan670/
Teanant670/
Teisnan670/

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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 Tenon
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