Tensingh Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Tensingh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tensingh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India371:20,731,497300,213
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Tensingh (177) may also be a first name.

Tensingh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tensingh (Marathi: तेनिंसग) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tensingh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Tensingh live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 685,598th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 177 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 20,731,497. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 43 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 35 percent are found and Kerala, where 11 percent are found. Besides India this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tensing93404/
Toensing88332/
Thensing886/
Tiensing882/
Taensing882/
Thnsingh881/
Tensin86607/
Thaensing821/
Thoensing820/
Tenshin802,072/
Tenzing80467/
Tönsing80309/
Tõnsing8051/
Tenjing8031/
Tiensin805/
Tinsing805/
Tenging805/
Thensin804/
Temsing801/
Tenseng801/
Taensin801/
Thönsing7512/
Tenshina7510/
Thiensin754/
Tienseng752/
Thaensin752/
Tensoeng751/
Taenseng751/
Thinsing751/
Temssing751/
Tennsingque743/
Tenzin719,794/
Tenjin711,215/
Tensen71973/
Tinsin71191/
Tengin7166/
Tensén7113/
Tensyn7111/
Taensaeng719/
Temsin719/
Tenxin711/
Tencin711/
Tenzng711/
Thinsin67178/
Thaensaeng67106/
Tengeng6786/
Tenszen6738/
Tinshin679/
Tensyna678/
Tenåsen677/
Tiensen677/
Tenchin674/
Tinjing673/
Thengin673/
Timsing672/
Tensgen671/
Teensen671/
Tenshen671/
Temsgin671/
Tünshin671/
Tenseen671/
Tenzeng671/
Thensen670/
Tennsen670/
Tinnsin670/

Tensingh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tensingh in the Marathi language
तेनिंसगteninsaga99.03
तेनिंसघteninsagha0.97

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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
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  • 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 Tensingh
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