Tension Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tension Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tension Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Tension (87) may also be a first name.

Tension Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tension is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tension? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tension is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Tension are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tension is also the 1,024,927th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 87 people.

The surname Tension is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 9,203,475. In The Philippines Tension is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 45 percent live, National Capital Region, where 45 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 9 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tennsion933/
Tenson92810/
Thenson86158/
Tennson8619/
Tienson8617/
Tensone862/
Tensong861/
Tensian861/
Tensonc861/
Tinsion860/
Tnson831/
Thaenson80225/
Thuenson804/
Tensoong802/
Tennhson801/
Thoenson801/
Tinson772,222/
Tensen77973/
Tenzon77152/
Tõnson7758/
Temson7747/
Tensén7713/
Tensan7713/
Tenjon771/
Tensão771/
Thnson771/
Tensom770/
Tynson770/
Thinsiong751/
Thiensoun751/
Thinson71430/
Tenchon71120/
Tenszen7138/
Tõnnson7127/
Tenzone7118/
Tinsong719/
Tinsoon719/
Tenåsen717/
Tiensen717/
Temsong715/
Tiensan714/
Tinsson714/
Tenjong713/
Tenzong713/
Tendjon712/
Tinzson711/
Tenseen711/
Tuinson711/
Teensen711/
Tensang711/
Tinshon711/
Tinnson710/
Thensen710/
Thensan710/
Tennsen710/
Temshon710/
Thoensen67173/
Tendjong6766/
Thaensan675/
Tnsan673/
Theemson671/
Thiensan671/
Tinnsien671/
Tendjoun671/
Tinsoong671/
Tenchong671/
Theensen671/

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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 Tension
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