Tenshev Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Tenshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tenshev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Tenshev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenshev (Russian: Теньшев) is most common in Israel. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenshev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Tenshev live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel Tenshev is most numerous in: Southern District, where 60 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 40 percent reside. Barring Israel this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tensheva932/
Tenchev86566/
Tenshov8635/
Tensew775/
Tinchev71325/
Timshev7117/
Temshiv7115/
Temchev716/
Tensaew714/
Tensiew714/
Tenzhov712/
Tenceva711/
Tenchipe67394/
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Tenshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenshev in the Russian language
Теньшевtensev-

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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 Tenshev
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