Tenywa Surname
Approximately 13,113 people bear this surname
Tenywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12,741 | 1:3,064 | 524 |
| Tanzania | 357 | 1:148,296 | 13,502 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Tenywa (175) may also be a first name.
Tenywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tenywa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tenywa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenywa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tenywa is the 40,014th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 555,750 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenywa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Tenywa is also the 690,096th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 175 people.
Tenywa is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 12,741 people, or 1 in 3,064. In Uganda Tenywa is most common in: Kamuli District, where 21 percent live, Luuka District, where 13 percent live and Mayuge District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teenywa | 92 | 17 | / |
| Tenyhwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ttenywa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tenhywa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tenywha | 92 | 2 | / |
| Teanywa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tenywah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tenyowa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tenjwa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Tenhwa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Tenywe | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tenewa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tenuwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Thenjwa | 77 | 61 | / |
| Tenyova | 77 | 39 | / |
| Tengewa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tenewaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Teenywe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thenewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenuway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teniwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tingaywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teneva | 67 | 4,525 | / |
| Taniwa | 67 | 270 | / |
| Teneba | 67 | 173 | / |
| Tanewa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tenewe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tonewa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tanywi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Toniwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tanuwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tiniwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tonuwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teniba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tenewo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tenjua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teniva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tynyva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tağienyva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenyve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teniwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teneby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tenywa
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