Thenes Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Thenes Surname Definition:
Thenes is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a hunter of wild game.
Thenes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Thenes (68) may also be a first name.
Thenes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Thenes is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a hunter of wild game.
Thenes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thenes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thenes is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thenes? popularity and diffusion
Thenes is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Thenes is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Thenes reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thenes is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used first name globally, held by 68 people.
The surname is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 8,302,840. In France Thenes is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 50 percent live, Île-de-France, where 38 percent live and Occitanie, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account France Thenes occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 21 percent live.
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Footnotes
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