Tensin Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Tensin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tensin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5711:252,40526,696
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tensin (53) may also be a first name.

Tensin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tensin (Russian: Тенсин, Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན།) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tensin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tensin is the 532,232nd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. Tensin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Tensin are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Tensin is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 53 people.

Tensin is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 252,405. In Russia it is mostly found in: Udmurt Republic, where 52 percent are found, Altai Krai, where 16 percent are found and Perm Krai, where 9 percent are found. Other than Russia this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Tensin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tensin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tensin last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tensin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Tensin last name are 20.58% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 67.35% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenshin922,072/
Tensing92404/
Tiensin925/
Thensin924/
Taensin921/
Tensingh8655/
Tenshina8610/
Thiensin864/
Thaensin862/
Tenzin839,794/
Tenjin831,215/
Tensen83973/
Tinsin83191/
Tengin8366/
Tensén8313/
Tensyn8311/
Temsin839/
Tencin831/
Tenxin831/
Tenzing77467/
Tönsing77309/
Thinsin77178/
Tenszen7738/
Tenjing7731/
Tinshin779/
Tensyna778/
Tiensen777/
Tenåsen777/
Tinsing775/
Tenging775/
Tenchin774/
Thengin773/
Tünshin771/
Temsing771/
Tenseen771/
Tensgen771/
Temsgin771/
Tenseng771/
Teensen771/
Tenshen771/
Tennsen770/
Tinnsin770/
Thensen770/
Thoensen71173/
Tinshina7113/
Thönsing7112/
Tennsingque713/
Thenchin711/
Theensen711/
Thnsingh711/
Temssing711/
Tinnsien711/
Tiensuun711/
Tennsend710/
Timsin6716,046/
Tengen67945/
Tengim6784/
Tünjin6765/
Temgin6733/
Tenzen6730/
Tinsim675/
Tenjen674/
Temjin674/
Tensem672/
Tenjim671/
Thngin671/
Thienssen671/
Temzin671/
Tenzng671/
Tnzisn671/
Tenzyn671/
Thoenssen670/

Tensin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tensin in the Tibetan language
བསྟན་འཛིན།tendzin66.67
བསྟན་འཛིན་tendzin33.33
Tensin in the Russian language
Тенсинtensin-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tensin
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