Tenyah Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406

Tenyah (27) may also be a first name.

Tenyah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenyah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenyah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Tenyah occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Tenyah live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tenyah is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Tenyah is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Tenyah exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Ghana, where 12 percent live.

Tenyah Last Name Statistics demography

Tenyah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenya91468/
Thenya83240/
Tinyah8317/
Tanyah8317/
Tenyap839/
Teinya836/
Tenyad833/
Tonyah833/
Teunya832/
Tienya832/
Teneah831/
Teanya831/
Teenya831/
Tenjah831/
Tehnyat7732/
Toeniah771/
Teaniah771/
Tenayya771/
Tenayia771/
Tenia732,052/
Tenea731,663/
Tenha73638/
Tinya73503/
Tenho73239/
Tenyo7372/
Tegna7351/
Tenja7321/
Tenía731/
Tynya731/
Teangiah714/
Tinyahas711/
Teingiah711/
Theniath711/
Tenias671,684/
Taniah67906/
Tenjoh67709/
Tengia67372/
Tienia67300/
Tinjah6758/
Tenjay6757/
Thenia6756/
Teigna6753/
Tinyad6729/
Tanjah6725/
Toniah6724/
Tengea6717/
Tainya6712/
Tienyo6711/
Teniaa6711/
Tenías679/
Tohnya677/
Tahnya676/
Tanyoh676/
Tenhio675/
Tinyoh675/
Tynjah675/
Tenjap675/
Thinya674/
Tisnya674/
Taneah673/
Tenhei673/
Teynia673/
Tenhea673/
Tyonya673/
Tanhya672/
Teinha672/
Tonjya672/
Tihnya671/
Teenia671/
Tegnas671/
Tegnia671/
Tenhou671/
Tenjea671/
Taenia671/
Teania671/
Thaanyaah671/
Teniat671/
Toneah671/
Taenja671/
Tenhay671/
Teneha671/
Teanea671/
Tenhey670/
Tionya670/
Tegney670/

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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 Tenyah
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