Tenorio Surname

2,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Tenorio Surname User-submission:

Tenorio as a surname originated in Spain in the 16th century, and likely stems from a town by the same name. The name itself derives from the word tena, meaning 'tenant at the wooden building'. The word tena, in term, was originally from the Latin tigna, meaning 'beam', or 'plank'.

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Tenorio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil60,6771:3,528302
Mexico40,7501:3,046425
Philippines24,1751:4,188330
Peru14,3821:2,210377
Colombia12,3461:3,870621
Ecuador6,7701:2,349415
United States6,3551:57,0356,785
Spain4,2271:11,0601,291
Costa Rica4,1331:1,157213
Panama4,0991:954178
Nicaragua2,8231:2,133345
Bolivia2,1891:4,850681
Chile1,6331:10,788918
Venezuela7911:38,1852,131
Argentina7771:55,0114,635
El Salvador6921:9,167660
Northern Mariana Islands4311:12723
Guam2311:69395
Honduras2101:41,9831,166
Cuba1661:69,4142,503
Paraguay721:100,5102,345
Canada641:575,71247,839
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Austria241:354,81038,119
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England181:3,095,448105,421
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

The alternate forms: Tenôrio (7,074), Teñorio (6) & Tenório (1) are calculated separately.

Tenorio (1,141) may also be a first name.

Tenorio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tenorio as a surname originated in Spain in the 16th century, and likely stems from a town by the same name. The name itself derives from the word tena, meaning 'tenant at the wooden building'. The word tena, in term, was originally from the Latin tigna, meaning 'beam', or 'plank'.

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Tenorio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenorio (Russian: Тенорио) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Tenôrio, Teñorio or Tenório. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenorio? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,989th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,716 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Tenorio live; 53 percent live in South America and 32 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 235,667th most numerous first name globally, held by 1,141 people.

The last name Tenorio is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 60,677 people, or 1 in 3,528. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Pernambuco, where 23 percent live, São Paulo, where 23 percent live and Alagoas, where 20 percent live. Aside from Brazil Tenorio exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Tenorio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tenorio has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tenorio surname expanded 3,242 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenorio Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tenorio last name are 42.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Tenorio earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.88% less than the national average, earning €11,747 per year; in Peru they earn 10.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,291 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.14% less than the national average, earning $20,853,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.68% less than the national average, earning $38,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning $39,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenôrio957,074/
Teñorio956/
Tenório951/
Thenorio93175/
Tenorios937/
Tenorrio934/
Tenoorio933/
Ttenorio932/
Tenoriop932/
Dtenorio931/
Tenoirio931/
Tenori92101/
Tenoria861,229/
Tenouri86608/
Tinorio86275/
Tenhori86258/
Tenario86123/
Tenerio8671/
Tonorio8643/
Tenoreo869/
Tenurio867/
Tengori866/
Tanorio864/
Tenorie863/
Tenoris862/
Tenoryo861/
Tenorip861/
Tenoroi861/
Tenorjo861/
Tenorias8070/
Thenario8042/
Thinorio808/
Thenório804/
Thenoria802/
Teinouri801/
Teynouri801/
Tenore771,981/
Tenora77232/
Tenari7795/
Tenory773/
Tinori771/
Teneria71625/
Thenari71202/
Tienari71124/
Tingori7183/
Tienore7169/
Tenaris7161/
Tenoira7146/
Tenoury7134/
Tengari7132/
Tejnora7126/
Tinario7115/
Tinoria7112/
Tainori719/
Tinurio718/
Tanario718/
Tinouri717/
Tanoria716/
Tengory714/
Tenores714/
Tenoura712/
Thenora712/
Tinoreo712/
Tonoria712/
Tenorea711/
Tenaari711/
Tenorra711/
Tinorie711/
Thenore711/
Tenaria711/
Tanório711/
Tonório711/
Tenoure711/
Tinorei711/
Tinoris711/
Tinoryo711/
Teinora711/
Tinerio711/
Teinauri67361/
Tenguria6785/
Tingoria6710/
Thingori671/
Tetnorea671/
Thenaria671/
Taynouri671/
Tannario671/
Tainoori671/
Tengorya671/
Tainario671/

Tenorio Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenorio in the Russian language
Тенориоtenorio-

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Tenorio Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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