Tensay Surname

100,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tensay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tensay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,6681:20,8972,688
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Tensay (8,699) may also be a first name.

Tensay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tensay (Russian: Тенсай) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tensay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tensay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 100,482nd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,550,542 people. The surname Tensay is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tensay reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tensay is also the 67,228th most frequently used first name globally, held by 8,699 people.

The surname Tensay is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,668 people, or 1 in 20,897. Outside of Ethiopia Tensay exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Tensay Last Name Statistics demography

Tensay earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.09% less than the national average, earning $25,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tensaye921,938/
Tiensay921/
Tensa91192/
Tensy9142/
Tnsay911/
Tensiaye861/
Tensae833,094/
Tinsay83845/
Tensha83177/
Tensia8397/
Tenjay8357/
Tensai8353/
Thensy8342/
Tensah8334/
Tünsay8327/
Tiensa8312/
Taensa833/
Tenssa832/
Tensey832/
Teensa832/
Tensas831/
Temsay831/
Tencay831/
Teensy831/
Tensat831/
Tnsa802/
Tinsaye772,101/
Tenjhay77298/
Thaensa7798/
Tionsay7735/
Tensaie7725/
Tiensia7719/
Tiensai778/
Tenshoa771/
Tennsey771/
Tenzayi771/
Tenjahy771/
Tensiye771/
Tinsayi771/
Tensyia771/
Tenjaye771/
Tiensey770/
Tenshey770/
Tenza735,500/
Tenca732,622/
Tensi73347/
Tense73183/
Tency73150/
Tinsa7362/
Tinsy7334/
Temsa7322/
Tenja7321/
Tenzy7317/
Ttnsa734/
Tnsae731/
Tnzay731/
Tnzsa731/
Temsy730/
Tendjaya71147/
Tensiaji715/
Thinsayi714/
Thiensai714/
Tinsayee712/
Thensiya711/
Tinsae678,056/
Tengey676,141/
Tenges67408/
Tengia67372/
Tienza67352/
Tinsey67307/
Tensui67257/
Tengis67191/
Tencha67185/
Thenza67154/
Tenser67147/
Tincay67136/
Tinsai6786/
Timsay6774/
Toense6749/
Tendja6746/
Tensou6745/
Tiense6737/
Tõnsau6736/
Tenshi6726/
Thensi6724/
Tensit6723/
Tengea6717/
Tinsha6717/
Tiensi6717/
Tinsap6716/
Temsey6716/
Thinsy6716/
Thinsa6713/
Tinsoa6713/
Teense6711/
Tensee6710/
Tensei679/
Tinsia679/
Temsai678/
Tensue677/
Tenjap675/
Tenzca675/
Temsat675/
Tinsat674/
Tenjis674/
Tenzis673/
Tenzza673/
Tensis673/
Tenchy673/
Tenzoa673/
Tinsoy673/
Tenzia672/
Tionsa672/
Tenses672/
Tnsaie672/
Ttensi671/
Ttinsa671/
Tenchayez671/
Tensie671/
Tinsea671/
Tinshy671/
Tinjay671/
Tensão671/
Thense671/
Tenjea671/
Tences671/
Tinsaz671/
Tinsuy671/
Tuensi671/
Tuenza671/
Tenseu671/
Tenssi671/
Tinnsy670/
Tenzey670/
Tenncy670/
Tinzay670/
Teency670/

Tensay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tensay in the Russian language
Тенсайtensaj-

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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
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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 Tensay
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