Tenya Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Tenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 115 | 1:339,472 | 22,545 |
| Cameroon | 92 | 1:225,751 | 22,624 |
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Tenya (338) may also be a first name.
Tenya Demographics
Tenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tenya is the 646,966th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Tenya are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tenya is also the 475,334th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 338 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 22 percent live, Mayuge District, where 21 percent live and Buyende District, where 14 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 19 percent live.
Tenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thenya | 91 | 240 | / |
| Tenyah | 91 | 33 | / |
| Tenyap | 91 | 9 | / |
| Teinya | 91 | 6 | / |
| Tenyad | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tienya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Teunya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Teenya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Teanya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tehnyat | 83 | 32 | / |
| Tenayia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenayya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenia | 80 | 2,052 | / |
| Tenea | 80 | 1,663 | / |
| Tenha | 80 | 638 | / |
| Tinya | 80 | 503 | / |
| Tenyo | 80 | 72 | / |
| Tegna | 80 | 51 | / |
| Tenja | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tenía | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tynya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tenias | 73 | 1,684 | / |
| Tengia | 73 | 372 | / |
| Tienia | 73 | 300 | / |
| Tenjay | 73 | 57 | / |
| Thenia | 73 | 56 | / |
| Teigna | 73 | 53 | / |
| Tinyad | 73 | 29 | / |
| Tinyah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tengea | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tainya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Tienyo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Teniaa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tenías | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tenjap | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tisnya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thinya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tyonya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teynia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tenhea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teinha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teania | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenjea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tegnia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tegnas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teneah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tihnya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenhay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teneha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teenia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teanea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teniat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenhey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tionya | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tegney | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tenjhay | 67 | 298 | / |
| Thinyai | 67 | 203 | / |
| Theigna | 67 | 13 | / |
| Teingna | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tyonyaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Teingia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tenagia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Theniat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tesniaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tienjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teannia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teaniah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thenías | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenejea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tengiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thinyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teanjai | 67 | 1 | / |
Tenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenya in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟଁୟ | etamya | - |
| Tenya in the Marathi language | ||
| तेन्या | ten'ya | 57.14 |
| टेण्या | tenya | 42.86 |
| Tenya in the Hindi language | ||
| तेन्या | ten'ya | 33.33 |
| तेन्य | ten'ya | 33.33 |
| टेंया | tenya | 33.33 |
| Tenya in the Russian language | ||
| Теня | tena | - |
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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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- 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 Tenya
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