Tenor Surname

262,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Haiti

Tenor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3441:135,90710,250
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Iran1381:556,39531,798
Haiti1161:92,1034,561
Philippines1101:920,34782,471
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
France511:1,302,406132,002
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Austria331:258,04330,255
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Ténor (2) & Tenór (1) are calculated separately.

Tenor (171) may also be a first name.

Tenor Last Name Facts

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

Tenor has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also be found as a variant: Ténor or Tenór. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,152nd most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,871,354 people. Tenor occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Tenor are found; 23 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 23 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 698,971st most numerous first name in the world, held by 171 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 135,907. In Spain Tenor is most common in: Andalusia, where 61 percent live, Catalonia, where 32 percent live and Madrid, where 4 percent live. Barring Spain Tenor is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Iran, where 9 percent live.

Tenor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tenor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tenor last name increased 637 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tenor are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Tenor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,628 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.11% less than the national average, earning R 120,924 per year; in United States they earn 19.09% less than the national average, earning $34,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.62% less than the national average, earning $40,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ténor932/
Tenór931/
Tenore911,981/
Thenor911,880/
Teinor91931/
Tengor91475/
Teynor91264/
Tienor9193/
Tejnor9173/
Tenort9150/
Teenor9147/
Tenhor9131/
Tenord916/
Tesnor911/
Tenoor911/
Teanor910/
Tenoer910/
Tegnor910/
Tenorr910/
Tenhoor8359/
Tenorth8340/
Tengour8313/
Tenoort837/
Tenoure831/
Tienoor831/
Thenore831/
Tehnoor831/
Tiehnor830/
Tesnorr830/
Tanor801,348/
Tinor80396/
Tynor80278/
Tenur8072/
Tenar8055/
Tonor8026/
Tenorová77137/
Tenorova773/
Tannor733,838/
Tignor731,837/
Taynor73459/
Teneur73391/
Tesnar73191/
Tengur73189/
Tenart73153/
Tanoor73135/
Tengar73105/
Tenard7361/
Tingor7361/
Tinord7354/
Teenar7345/
Tyonor7344/
Tienar7322/
Tonnor7321/
Tinoor7319/
Tenure7319/
Tinort7311/
Thanor738/
Tenaur738/
Tejnar736/
Tisnor736/
Tohnor735/
Tenare734/
Tejnur733/
Tainor733/
Tanhor732/
Thenar732/
Tegnur731/
Thenór731/
Tinore731/
Tegnar731/
Tonhor731/
Tygnor730/
Tejnorová7187/
Teynorová714/
Tuheenoor712/
Teynorova711/
Tonnoir67730/
Thanoor67509/
Tesnaar6767/
Tannoor6725/
Thonoor6717/
Tenhare675/
Thainor675/
Teingar674/
Thingor674/
Teengar674/
Tajnoor673/
Thonour673/
Teinart673/
Tgainor671/
Tienaar671/
Thenare671/
Tainoor671/
Tyongor671/
Tenhard671/
Tenarre671/
Thinoer670/
Teanard670/
Thanour670/

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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 Tenor
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