Tesniere Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Tesniere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tesniere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7691:86,37512,319
Saint Pierre and Miquelon81:800189
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Tesnière (31) & Tésnière (1) are calculated separately.

Tesniere Last Name Facts

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

Tesniere is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Tesnière or Tésnière. For other potential spellings of Tesniere click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tesniere? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tesniere is the 428,665th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Tesniere live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Tesniere is most common in France, where it is borne by 769 people, or 1 in 86,375. In France Tesniere is mostly found in: Normandy, where 38 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 28 percent are found and Brittany, where 9 percent are found. Beside France it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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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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