Tenyane Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tenyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6591:82,21210,155
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tenyane (36) may also be a first name.

Tenyane Last Name Facts

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

Tenyane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenyane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tenyane is the 499,041st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. The surname Tenyane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenyane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tenyane is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 659 people, or 1 in 82,212. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 56 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Tenyane occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found.

Tenyane Last Name Statistics demography

Tenyane earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning R 261,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenyange9378/
Teunyane9312/
Thenyane9310/
Tenyahne931/
Tehnyane931/
Tinyane86401/
Tenjane8617/
Tenyana866/
Tenyani863/
Tegnane862/
Tenhane861/
Teniane860/
Thinyane801,169/
Thenjane8013/
Tegnagne804/
Tengeane804/
Thenyani803/
Taynyane803/
Tenianne801/
Tainyane801/
Tinyanes801/
Tenijane801/
Thainyane75122/
Thoinyane7510/
Tinyani7135/
Tynyany7122/
Tinyana7111/
Tenjani719/
Tenhani712/
Tenjana711/
Teniana711/
Tegnone711/
Tenione711/
Teniani710/
Tynyanyy6765/
Teniones675/
Tinyones674/
Thinjane671/
Tenjones671/
Tinianne670/
Tinianer670/

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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 Tenyane
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