Tensing Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tensing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tensing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2481:324,61932,384
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Estonia351:37,7667,217
India231:33,350,669396,143
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Tensing (428) may also be a first name.

Tensing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tensing (Marathi: तेनिंसग, Oriya: େଟନସିଂ) is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tensing.

How Common Is The Last Name Tensing? popularity and diffusion

Tensing is the 721,185th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Tensing reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 415,075th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 428 people.

Tensing is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 324,619. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 75 percent are found, Hamburg, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Estonia, where 9 percent are found.

Tensing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tensing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tensing surname expanded 691 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tensing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tensing last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Tensing earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tensing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tensing in the Oriya language
େଟନସିଂetanasim-
Tensing in the Marathi language
तेनिंसगteninsaga80.95
तेनािंसगtenainsaga14.29
टेनिंसगteninsaga4.76

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Tensing Reference & Research

Tonsing FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Tonsing FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Tensing
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