Tenyan Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Tenyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 52 | 1:84,780 | 6,985 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Tenyan (13) may also be a first name.
Tenyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tenyan (Russian: Тенян) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,967,751st most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tenyan are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 84,780. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Sinoe County, where 63 percent live, Montserrado County, where 35 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 2 percent live. Not including Liberia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thenyan | 92 | 5 | / |
| Teinyan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tenyahne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tehnyane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tegnan | 83 | 239 | / |
| Tinyan | 83 | 185 | / |
| Tynyan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tenyon | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tenhan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tenian | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tenyam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenjan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenean | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenyanova | 80 | 28 | / |
| Tenyahina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tegnang | 77 | 39 | / |
| Tenjane | 77 | 17 | / |
| Teignan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Tegnane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thinyan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tenehan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teinyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teanyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thenjan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenijan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thenyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tyonyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenjang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tengean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tegnian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenyhon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Teniane | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tinyasen | 71 | 27 | / |
| Thenjane | 71 | 13 | / |
| Theinhan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tegnagne | 71 | 4 | / |
| Taynyane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tuinyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenianne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tainyang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenijane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tehnjang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenijang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tineyian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tainyane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teiniann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tynyanova | 67 | 506 | / |
| Tenhon | 67 | 300 | / |
| Tinhan | 67 | 188 | / |
| Tegnon | 67 | 42 | / |
| Tenham | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tinjan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Thinyanon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tignan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Thoinyane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tinyon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tinian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tenjam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tenion | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teniam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thinaiyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenjon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinean | 67 | 0 | / |
Tenyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenyan in the Russian language | ||
| Тенян | tenan | - |
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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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- 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 Tenyan
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