Tentau Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Tentau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tentau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Kiribati91:12,601393
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Tentau (276) may also be a first name.

Tentau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tentau occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tentau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Tentau are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tentau is also the 534,713th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 276 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East New Britain, where 94 percent reside, Madang, where 3 percent reside and National Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kiribati, where 17 percent reside and Sweden, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tentu915,403/
Tenta912,179/
Tienta832,886/
Tentea83579/
Thentu83369/
Tentoa83214/
Tentha8392/
Tentas8386/
Tentay8326/
Tentou8314/
Thenta8312/
Tenteu8311/
Tenttu838/
Tentai838/
Tenthu834/
Taentu832/
Tintau832/
Teenta831/
Tentaş831/
Tuenta831/
Tennta831/
Tntu8014/
Tnta802/
Thienta773,042/
Tentaya77123/
Tintaud7761/
Tientou7756/
Tentiya7725/
Tentaye7715/
Tintaus776/
Thenttu775/
Thenthu773/
Tienteu772/
Theentu771/
Thientu771/
Teunteu771/
Tenteuh771/
Tentueh771/
Tenthai771/
Tinta7315,159/
Tento73817/
Tntha73306/
Tintu73295/
Tîntu7344/
Temta7331/
Tynta7327/
Ténta7316/
Temtu735/
Tntas731/
Tntay731/
Tentó731/
Tentú731/
Tntue731/
Tientheu7112/
Tentouch7110/
Tienthai715/
Tintault711/
Thenthai711/
Tintas67799/
Tintaş67552/
Thinta67300/
Tiento67281/
Tintha67169/
Tintus67132/
Tentie67115/
Thaenthai6788/
Tentij6772/
Tentye6724/
Tintay6718/
Tintut6717/
Tentee6717/
Taento6711/
Temteu6711/
Tintai6710/
Thienthai679/
Tuento678/
Themtu675/
Thento675/
Tentei675/
Tintui674/
Tuuntu674/
Temtap674/
Temtup674/
Tentop673/
Tintou673/
Tüntas673/
Tentoo672/
Tentey672/
Tentoh672/
Tuntuu672/
Ttintu671/
Tintaa671/
Tintta671/
Tintup671/
Thintu671/
Tentoe671/
Tüntaş671/
Tîntas671/
Temtai671/
Temtat671/
Tentos671/
Tentot671/
Tintuh671/
Ttinta671/
Tientawee671/
Thaentiya671/
Taentawee671/

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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 Tentau
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