Tenson Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Tanzania1891:280,11421,957
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
India571:13,457,287231,997
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Tenson (7,597) may also be a first name.

Tenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenson (Oriya: େଟନ୍ସନ, Russian: Тенсон) is found most in Malawi. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 426,610th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,996,970 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Tenson are found; 31 percent are found in Southern Africa and 31 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 73,559th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 7,597 people.

Tenson is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Estonia, where 10 percent reside.

Tenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tenson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tenson surname expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tenson Last Name Statistics demography

Tenson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.79% less than the national average, earning $25,980 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenson92158/
Tennson9219/
Tension9217/
Tienson9217/
Tensone922/
Tensong921/
Tensonc921/
Tnson911/
Thaenson86225/
Thuenson864/
Tennsion863/
Tensoong862/
Tennhson861/
Thoenson861/
Tinson832,222/
Tensen83973/
Tenzon83152/
Tensun8370/
Tõnson8358/
Temson8347/
Tensén8313/
Tensan8313/
Thnson831/
Tenjon831/
Tensão831/
Tensom830/
Tynson830/
Thiensoun801/
Thinson77430/
Tionson77210/
Tenchon77120/
Tenszen7738/
Tõnnson7727/
Tenzone7718/
Tinsoon779/
Tinsong779/
Tiensen777/
Tenåsen777/
Temsong775/
Tinsson774/
Tiensan774/
Tenzong773/
Tenjong773/
Tensung773/
Tendjon772/
Tenseen771/
Tensian771/
Tinzson771/
Tiensun771/
Tinshon771/
Tensang771/
Teensen771/
Tuinson771/
Thensen770/
Thensan770/
Tennsen770/
Temshon770/
Tinsion770/
Tinnson770/
Tnsan733/
Thoensen71173/
Tendjong7166/
Tengeoon719/
Thaensan715/
Tionsson714/
Thiensan711/
Theemson711/
Theensen711/
Tenchong711/
Tinsoong711/
Tionsgon711/
Tendjoun711/
Tiensuun711/
Timson673,686/
Tinsan67103/
Tenzan6772/
Tinzon6750/
Tencan6739/
Tenzen6730/
Tinsun6724/
Tenzom6713/
Tinjon679/
Temsom677/
Tensum672/
Tensem672/
Tinsom672/
Tensam671/
Thinsiong671/
Tnjong671/
Tenjun671/
Tendjoune671/
Tincon671/
Tenjan671/
Tenjom671/
Thienssen671/
Thoenssen670/

Tenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenson in the Oriya language
େଟନ୍ସନetansana-
Tenson in the Russian language
Тенсонtenson-

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