Tensu Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tensu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tensu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Tensu (46) may also be a first name.

Tensu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tensu (Hindi: टेंसु) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tensu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tensu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tensu is the 2,460,878th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Tensu reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tensu is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 46 people.

This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 797,141. In Malaysia Tensu is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 59 percent live and Sarawak, where 41 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tensui91257/
Tensou9145/
Tensiu911/
Tenshu911/
Tenseu911/
Tensus911/
Tiensuu83862/
Thiensu83144/
Taensui8383/
Tienseu831/
Tenju8067/
Tencu8058/
Temsu8052/
Tinsu8030/
Tenzu801/
Tenshult777/
Tienshou771/
Tinsou7345/
Tõnsau7336/
Tenchu7329/
Tinsui7324/
Tinshu7322/
Temsou7312/
Tenjeu737/
Tenjou736/
Tinsiu732/
Tenzhu732/
Tenjui731/
Temsup731/
Tionsu731/
Tensoo731/
Tensão731/
Tinsuy731/
Tendjou6770/
Tengius6714/
Tenchou6711/
Tihnshu679/
Tinssou673/
Tendjeu672/
Tnju671/
Tncu671/
Tinshuh671/
Tendjui671/
Temssou671/
Tnzu671/

Tensu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tensu in the Hindi language
टेंसुtensu-

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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 Tensu
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