Tenuka Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Tenuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Tenuka (30) may also be a first name.

Tenuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenuka (Hindi: तेनुका, Marathi: रेणुका, Oriya: େତନୁକା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tenuka.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenuka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Tenuka are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Tenuka is most common in: Bihar, where 100 percent live. Beside India Tenuka occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenuka9211/
Tienuka926/
Tenukas926/
Tenukai921/
Tenoka83120/
Tanuka8344/
Tenika8322/
Tinuka8318/
Tonuka833/
Thanuka775/
Tanukai774/
Tonauka771/
Tonouka771/
Tinouka771/
Tanukka771/
Teñukas771/
Tanouka771/
Tainuka771/
Tanukha771/
Teniqua771/
Teenika771/
Tahanuka7110/
Tanhukai719/
Tenoukou711/
Tejnicka711/
Tenukest711/
Tonika67746/
Tanika67234/
Tinuke6799/
Tenica6780/
Tinika6769/
Tonuko6734/
Tinuca6734/
Tanuko6733/
Tinoka6715/
Tanuca6714/
Tenuco6712/
Tinuki675/
Tienoukou671/
Tenoko671/
Tenoke670/

Tenuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenuka in the Oriya language
େତନୁକାetanuka-
Tenuka in the Marathi language
रेणुकाrenuka-
Tenuka in the Hindi language
तेनुकाtenuka50
तेणुकाtenuka50

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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 Tenuka
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