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
The last name Tenwah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenwah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 785,023rd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenwah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 12,280. In Liberia Tenwah is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 73 percent live, Montserrado County, where 18 percent live and Margibi County, where 7 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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