Tenya Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1151:339,47222,545
Cameroon921:225,75122,624
Kenya871:530,80326,276
Japan521:2,458,54430,480
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Tenya (338) may also be a first name.

Tenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenya (Hindi: तेन्या, Marathi: तेन्या, Oriya: େଟଁୟ, Russian: Теня) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tenya is the 646,966th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Tenya reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tenya is also the 475,334th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 338 people.

The surname Tenya is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 22 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 21 percent reside and Buyende District, where 14 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 19 percent reside.

Tenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

The amount Tenya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 191.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,506 per year and in United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenya91240/
Tenyah9133/
Tenyap919/
Teinya916/
Tenyad913/
Tienya912/
Teunya912/
Teenya911/
Teanya911/
Tehnyat8332/
Tenayia831/
Tenayya831/
Tenia802,052/
Tenea801,663/
Tenha80638/
Tinya80503/
Tenyo8072/
Tegna8051/
Tenja8021/
Tenía801/
Tynya801/
Tenias731,684/
Tengia73372/
Tienia73300/
Tenjay7357/
Thenia7356/
Teigna7353/
Tinyad7329/
Tinyah7317/
Tengea7317/
Tainya7312/
Tienyo7311/
Teniaa7311/
Tenías739/
Tenjap735/
Tisnya734/
Thinya734/
Tyonya733/
Teynia733/
Tenhea733/
Teinha732/
Teania731/
Tenjea731/
Tenjah731/
Tegnia731/
Tegnas731/
Teneah731/
Tihnya731/
Tenhay731/
Teneha731/
Teenia731/
Teanea731/
Teniat731/
Tenhey730/
Tionya730/
Tegney730/
Tenjhay67298/
Thinyai67203/
Theigna6713/
Teingna6710/
Tyonyaa677/
Teingia673/
Tenagia672/
Theniat672/
Tesniaz671/
Tinayya671/
Tienjai671/
Teannia671/
Teaniah671/
Thenías671/
Tenegia671/
Tenejea671/
Thoinya671/
Tinaaya671/
Tinayia671/
Tengiha671/
Thinyha671/
Teanjai671/

Tenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenya in the Oriya language
େଟଁୟetamya-
Tenya in the Marathi language
तेन्याten'ya57.14
टेण्याtenya42.86
Tenya in the Hindi language
तेन्याten'ya33.33
तेन्यten'ya33.33
टेंयाtenya33.33
Tenya in the Russian language
Теняtena-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenya
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