Tenyon Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenyon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenyon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tenyon (6) may also be a first name.

Tenyon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenyon is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenyon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Tenyon are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 6 people.

The last name Tenyon is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Tenyon is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Tenyon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tenyon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tenyon last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenyhon920/
Tenyn9111/
Tenhon83300/
Tenyan8390/
Tegnon8342/
Tenyna8317/
Tinyon834/
Tenion832/
Tenjon831/
Teinyn831/
Teunion7735/
Tinayon7732/
Thenyan775/
Tenjong773/
Tenione771/
Teinyan771/
Tegnone771/
Tyonyon771/
Teignon770/
Tenin731,885/
Tenen73865/
Tynyn73111/
Tenén733/
Teñon731/
Tienehon7115/
Tyonyoon7113/
Tengeoon719/
Tenyahne711/
Tehnyane711/
Teneng672,702/
Tienin67956/
Tignon67449/
Teunen67352/
Tening67341/
Tegnan67239/
Tinyan67185/
Tenina67152/
Thenen67134/
Tynyna67133/
Tenaen67127/
Teynin6799/
Tienen6775/
Tenent6769/
Tengin6766/
Tynion6749/
Thenin6731/
Tenyanova6728/
Tegnin6725/
Tenuun6722/
Tyonen6717/
Thinyanon6711/
Tineon6710/
Tinhon679/
Tinjon679/
Teanin678/
Tinion676/
Teinen673/
Tynyan673/
Tesnin673/
Teinin672/
Tenhan672/
Tenian672/
Tenuen672/
Tenean671/
Teunin671/
Tetingnon671/
Teynen671/
Tegnom671/
Tegnomgne671/
Tenenė671/
Teneun671/
Tenien671/
Teniom671/
Tenjan671/
Tenjom671/
Tenenk671/
Tenyam671/
Tinyom671/
Tenisn671/

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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
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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 Tenyon
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