Tenu Surname
Approximately 1,495 people bear this surname
Tenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Moldova | 56 | 1:63,596 | 8,738 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Romania | 10 | 1:2,007,787 | 54,092 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Tenu (2,268) may also be a first name.
Tenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tenu (Hindi: टेनू, Marathi: टेनु, Oriya: େଟଣୁ) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenu? popularity and diffusion
Tenu is the 262,280th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,874,613 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tenu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 156,706th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 2,268 people.
The last name Tenu is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Not including Ghana it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tenu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenu in the Hindi language | ||
| टेनू | tenu | 77.78 |
| तेनू | tenu | 11.9 |
| टेनु | tenu | 5.56 |
| टेणू | tenu | 1.59 |
| टीनू | tinu | 1.59 |
| टेणु | tenu | 0.79 |
| तेनु | tenu | 0.79 |
| Tenu in the Marathi language | ||
| टेनु | tenu | 45.74 |
| टेनू | tenu | 25.53 |
| टेणु | tenu | 9.57 |
| टेणू | tenu | 7.45 |
| तेनु | tenu | 7.45 |
| तेनू | tenu | 4.26 |
| Tenu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟଣୁ | etanu | 44.9 |
| େଟନୁ | etanu | 36.73 |
| େତନୁ | etanu | 10.2 |
| େଟନୂ | etanu | 2.04 |
| େଟଣୁାଇଁ | etanua'im | 2.04 |
| େତଣୁ | etanu | 2.04 |
| େଟେଣା | etena | 2.04 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenu
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