Tenshin Surname

201,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tenshin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenshin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,0621:62,0004,610
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Tenshin (298) may also be a first name.

Tenshin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenshin (Russian: Теньшин) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenshin? popularity and diffusion

Tenshin is the 201,262nd most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,517,155 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tenshin live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 510,666th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 298 people.

The last name Tenshin is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 2,062 people, or 1 in 62,000. In Japan it is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Not including Japan this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent live and Colombia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenshina9310/
Tensin92607/
Tensing86404/
Tinshin869/
Tiensin865/
Thensin864/
Tenchin864/
Tenshen861/
Temshin861/
Tensine861/
Tünshin861/
Taensin861/
Tensingh8055/
Tenchine8021/
Tinshina8013/
Thiensin804/
Thaensin802/
Tienshen802/
Thenchin801/
Tiensinh801/
Tensaint800/
Tenzin779,794/
Tenjin771,215/
Tensen77973/
Tinsin77191/
Tengin7766/
Tensén7713/
Tensyn7711/
Temsin779/
Tencin771/
Tenxin771/
Timshin71887/
Tenzing71467/
Tönsing71309/
Temchin7196/
Tenszen7138/
Tenjing7131/
Tensyna718/
Tenåsen717/
Tiensen717/
Tynshyn716/
Tenging715/
Tinsing715/
Tenchen715/
Tinzhin714/
Thengin713/
Tinchin712/
Tymshin712/
Tensyne711/
Temsine711/
Tinshen711/
Teensen711/
Tinsein711/
Temsing711/
Tenjine711/
Tensgen711/
Tenseen711/
Temsgin711/
Tenseng711/
Tinnsin710/
Tennsen710/
Thensen710/
Thoensen67173/
Temching6794/
Thönsing6712/
Temchine6710/
Tynshyna678/
Tinzhina674/
Tennsingque673/
Tenchene671/
Tiensuun671/
Timschin671/
Temssing671/
Thnsingh671/
Theensen671/
Tennsend670/

Tenshin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenshin in the Russian language
Теньшинtensin-

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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 Tenshin
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