Tenyo Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tenyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tenyo (1,627) may also be a first name.

Tenyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenyo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Tenyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tenyo are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 191,316th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,627 people.

The last name Tenyo is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 98 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Tenyo occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Tenyo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tenyo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tienyo9111/
Teny8914,074/
Tenjo803,753/
Tenio803,707/
Tenya80468/
Teney80266/
Tenho80239/
Tenay80235/
Theny80211/
Tegno80159/
Tinyo80150/
Tenyi80112/
Teneo80111/
Teany8074/
Teniy8060/
Tenoy8044/
Tenoa8023/
Tenoi8018/
Tieny8016/
Teiny803/
Teeny802/
Tenoj801/
Tenyp801/
Tengey736,141/
Tenjoh73709/
Teaney73634/
Tenaya73283/
Teeney73248/
Thenya73240/
Tengio73164/
Tengay73149/
Tesney73132/
Teagno73131/
Teanio7397/
Tengoi7376/
Tengoy7367/
Teneos7348/
Teinay7338/
Tenyah7333/
Theony7314/
Theney7311/
Tesnoi7310/
Tenyap739/
Tesnyy737/
Tieney737/
Tenjou736/
Teinya736/
Tenhio735/
Tinyoh735/
Tesnuy735/
Tesnoy734/
Tionyo734/
Tieneo734/
Tenyad733/
Tenytė733/
Teenoi733/
Tinyod733/
Teneyz732/
Tienjo732/
Teneys732/
Teunya732/
Tienya732/
Tinyot732/
Teanya731/
Tenhay731/
Teanny731/
Teeneo731/
Tienio731/
Tegnou731/
Teheny731/
Teinjo731/
Teinoa731/
Teenya731/
Tenhou731/
Tenjoj731/
Thinyo731/
Tienoi731/
Tienuy731/
Tgenay731/
Tenooy731/
Tinyoo731/
Teanoi731/
Teiney730/
Tegney730/
Teahny730/
Teuney730/
Tehney730/
Teenay730/
Thehny730/
Tenois730/
Teisny730/
Tenhey730/
Teinuy730/
Tenehy730/
Tieniy730/
Tena6764,332/
Tene6723,035/
Teni6713,932/
Tiny671,900/
Thetnoi67639/
Tengaya67196/
Tenhaya6741/
Tehnyat6732/
Thenios6730/
Teño6723/
Tenh6719/
Tení6713/
Thienio6710/
Teannoy676/
Tenj673/
Tené672/
Teannoi672/
Theenoy671/
Tenayya671/
Teneych671/
Tienjou671/
Tény671/
Tegniho671/
Teheney671/
Tenejio671/
Tienjoh671/
Tiehnyi671/
Tenayia671/
Thetnoy671/
Thinyod671/
Teamnoy671/
Taheeny670/
Teisney670/
Teiniey670/
Thieney670/
Tethney670/
Tieniey670/
Teaniey670/
Teneous670/

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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 Tenyo
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