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
Tenyan (Russian: Тенян) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tenyan.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,967,751st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Tenyan is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tenyan reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 13 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 84,780. In Liberia Tenyan is most prevalent in: Sinoe County, where 63 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 35 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Liberia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.
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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