Tensho Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tensho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tensho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1051:1,217,56522,109
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tensho (1,122) may also be a first name.

Tensho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tensho (Russian: Теншо) occurs most in Japan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tensho? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tensho live; 88 percent live in East Asia and 88 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Tensho is also the 237,992nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,122 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,217,565. In Japan Tensho is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 64 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 27 percent are found and Nara Prefecture, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Japan Tensho exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Tensho Last Name Statistics demography

Tensho earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenshoa921/
Tenso91315/
Tienshou861/
Tensha83177/
Tensou8345/
Tensah8334/
Tienso839/
Tensos835/
Tensio835/
Tencho833/
Taenso831/
Tensoo831/
Thenso831/
Tenzho831/
Tnso802/
Thaenso7761/
Tenchou7711/
Tenchoi776/
Tehenso771/
Tenjo733,753/
Tensa73192/
Tenco73129/
Tenzo7364/
Tõnso7331/
Tinso7310/
Tenço731/
Temso731/
Temnchuo7111/
Thenchot714/
Temnchou712/
Thenchou711/
Teenchot711/
Tenchout710/
Tienzo67628/
Tencha67185/
Tengio67164/
Tincho67143/
Tensia6797/
Tinsou6745/
Tendjo6730/
Tenzos6723/
Tinsoi6719/
Tinsha6717/
Temcho6716/
Tinsoa6713/
Tiensa6712/
Temsou6712/
Tenjou676/
Tinsio676/
Tinsoy673/
Taensa673/
Tenzoa673/
Tenssa672/
Teensa672/
Tensas671/
Temsio671/
Tenjoj671/
Tendžo671/
Tenseu671/
Tuinso671/
Themso671/
Tensat671/

Tensho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tensho in the Russian language
Теншоtenso-

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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 Tensho
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