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
Average Tenya Salary in
United States
$29,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tenya (Hindi: तेन्या, Marathi: तेन्या, Oriya: େଟଁୟ, Russian: Теня) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 646,966th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Tenya live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Tenya is also the 475,334th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 338 people.
The last name Tenya is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 339,472. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 22 percent live, Mayuge District, where 21 percent live and Buyende District, where 14 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 19 percent live.
Tenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tenya surname 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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