Tenwah Surname
Approximately 360 people bear this surname
Tenwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 359 | 1:12,280 | 1,323 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tenwah (19) may also be a first name.
Tenwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tenwah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenwah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 785,023rd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenwah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Tenwah is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 12,280. In Liberia Tenwah is most common in: Nimba County, where 73 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 18 percent reside and Margibi County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenwach | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tenwa | 91 | 709 | / |
| Tenway | 83 | 35 | / |
| Teenwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Tenwaa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tenwha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tennwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tenwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tenbah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenwaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenwap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tnwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thenwat | 77 | 19 | / |
| Teenwaa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tienwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teenway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Temwa | 73 | 3,082 | / |
| Tinwa | 73 | 138 | / |
| Tenba | 73 | 56 | / |
| Tenwo | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tenua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tnwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tehenuah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thenua | 67 | 126 | / |
| Tinway | 67 | 117 | / |
| Thinwa | 67 | 109 | / |
| Tionwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tenbay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Temwat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Temwea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tenwei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tenbai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tenbha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tinwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tinwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Temnwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Temway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tenuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teenwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tienua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tenwah
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