Tenyan Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tenyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia521:84,7806,985
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenyan925/
Teinyan921/
Tenyahne861/
Tehnyane861/
Tegnan83239/
Tinyan83185/
Tynyan833/
Tenyon833/
Tenhan832/
Tenian832/
Tenyam831/
Tenjan831/
Tenean831/
Tenyanova8028/
Tenyahina801/
Tegnang7739/
Tenjane7717/
Teignan7716/
Tegnane772/
Thinyan772/
Tenehan771/
Teinyam771/
Teanyam771/
Thenjan771/
Tenijan771/
Thenyam771/
Tyonyan771/
Tenjang771/
Tengean771/
Tegnian771/
Tenyhon770/
Teniane770/
Tinyasen7127/
Thenjane7113/
Theinhan716/
Tegnagne714/
Taynyane713/
Tuinyang711/
Tenianne711/
Tainyang711/
Tenijane711/
Tehnjang711/
Tenijang711/
Tineyian711/
Tainyane711/
Teiniann710/
Tynyanova67506/
Tenhon67300/
Tinhan67188/
Tegnon6742/
Tenham6724/
Tinjan6716/
Thinyanon6711/
Tignan6711/
Thoinyane6710/
Tinyon674/
Tinian674/
Tenjam672/
Tenion672/
Teniam671/
Thinaiyan671/
Tenjon671/
Tinean670/

Tenyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenyan in the Russian language
Тенянtenan-

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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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