Tenzel Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Tenzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tenzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenzel is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Tenzel are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States Tenzel is most prevalent in: Florida, where 53 percent live, California, where 24 percent live and Tennessee, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Tenzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tenzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tenzel surname grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tenzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tenzel surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Tenzel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenczel9272/
Tenzeel922/
Tenzelt921/
Tengel83273/
Tensel8339/
Tänzel8335/
Tencel838/
Tnzeel834/
Tenzil831/
Tinzel830/
Tnzeelh772/
Tengiel772/
Thengel772/
Tenchel771/
Tennsel770/
Tintzel770/
Tensell770/
Tenczelova751/
Tinzl7360/
Tencl7312/
Tänzl731/
Temndjel711/
Tehengel711/
Töngel672,190/
Temzil67256/
Tingel67111/
Tinsel6782/
Tengil6770/
Tensil6722/
Tüngel6716/
Tincel6715/
Tinjel6712/
Tyngel678/
Tuenschel678/
Tüncel673/
Tencelová672/
Tencil671/
Tenjil671/
Tencelova671/
Tnseel671/

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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 Tenzel
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