Tenza Surname

87,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,500 people bear this surname

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

Tenza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3711:16,0722,034
Spain9651:48,4484,556
France4201:158,14924,553
Colombia3231:147,9074,329
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Tenza (76) may also be a first name.

Tenza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenza (Russian: Тенза) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tenza.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 87,464th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,325,008 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Tenza are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tenza is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 76 people.

The last name Tenza is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,371 people, or 1 in 16,072. In South Africa Tenza is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 18 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Tenza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tenza last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tenza earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.08% less than the national average, earning R 156,660 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $24,856,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 27.55% less than the national average, earning $31,263 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tencza91910/
Tienza91352/
Thenza91154/
Tenzca915/
Tendza914/
Tenzoa913/
Tenzza913/
Tenzia912/
Tuenza911/
Tentza911/
Tienzai8315/
Thienza832/
Tenca802,622/
Tenzi80322/
Tenze80234/
Tensa80192/
Tenzo8064/
Tinza8060/
Tenja8021/
Tenzy8017/
Temza802/
Tnzsa801/
Dtnza801/
Tenča801/
Tnzay801/
Tensay734,700/
Tenzer731,405/
Tengiz73801/
Tienzo73628/
Tengia73372/
Tencha73185/
Tensha73177/
Tensia7397/
Tenjay7357/
Tensai7353/
Tendja7346/
Tuenze7335/
Tensah7334/
Tenzie7334/
Tenzos7323/
Tengea7317/
Tinzah7316/
Tienzi7315/
Tiensa7312/
Tenjap735/
Tentsa733/
Thenzi733/
Tenzis733/
Taensa733/
Tenssa732/
Tinzia732/
Teensa732/
Tencia731/
Tenzho731/
Teunze731/
Tenjea731/
Tencay731/
Tensas731/
Thinza731/
Tindza731/
Tinzai731/
Tensat731/
Tinzay730/
Tenzey730/
Tenjhay67298/
Thaensa6798/
Tiensia6719/
Tionzea6711/
Tenchai678/
Tiensai678/
Tentzos676/
Tentcha676/
Tnsa672/
Tnxa671/
Tnja671/
Tenshoa671/
Thencia671/
Teenzee671/
Tehenze671/
Thendja671/
Tenjahy671/
Tenchea671/
Tents'a671/
Tentsia671/
Toenzie671/
Tinzaha671/
Tiensay671/
Tienzoh671/

Tenza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenza in the Russian language
Тензаtenza-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenza
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