Thenes Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Thenes Surname Definition:

Thenes is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a hunter of wild game.

Thenes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France81:8,302,840321,660
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Thenes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thenes is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thenes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Thenes live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most numerous given name on earth, held by 68 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 8,302,840. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 50 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 38 percent reside and Occitanie, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoenes92484/
Thienes92378/
Theness92105/
Theneus9258/
Tehenes9257/
Theunes929/
Theines924/
Thenese922/
Thenest921/
Thenesh921/
Thaenes920/
Thenies920/
Tenes91920/
Thoenies8616/
Thoeness862/
Theenesh861/
Theeness860/
Thönes83564/
Thines83408/
Tenges83408/
Tienes83274/
Teneus83199/
Thones83114/
Thynes8396/
Toenes8385/
Thanes8362/
Tenese8315/
Tohnes8313/
Tenest839/
Teness837/
Thenis836/
Teenes834/
Teines834/
Teunes833/
Tenesh833/
Teneys832/
Teanes831/
Teynes831/
Taenes831/
Tejnes831/
Teneas831/
Tesnes831/
Teneis830/
Theunis773,943/
Thinesh77414/
Toenies77215/
Thönges77151/
Thaines7788/
Thonnes7738/
Thyness7734/
Thanesh7733/
Teisnes7731/
Thenios7730/
Tenesch7727/
Thonies7719/
Tejnesh7716/
Teneese7715/
Tenesse7712/
Thysnes776/
Thaenis776/
Theanis774/
Thaneus772/
Thenise772/
Tgennes771/
Thenetz771/
Thenish771/
Thoness771/
Thaínes771/
Tetnets771/
Thoneus771/
Thineus771/
Thönies771/
Tegnesh771/
Thanhes771/
Thoenis770/
Thaneas770/
Thanies770/
Teaness770/
Tenis734,781/
Tynes734,715/
Tones732,196/
Tanes73994/
Tines73851/
Tenys73169/
Teneş73117/
Tenez7373/
Tönes7323/
Tínes7321/
Tenés7315/
Tenex737/
Teñes732/
Tenès731/
Theunisz71308/
Thenisch7110/
Thaneesh718/
Theinech716/
Thinesse716/
Tehynesh714/
Thenaise712/
Thainees712/
Thaanesh711/
Thainese711/
Tenesova711/
Theunnis711/
Tegneshe711/
Tenetshe711/
Thisnest711/
Thainnes710/
Teunis671,205/
Tönges67706/
Tysnes67294/
Tisnes67260/
Tonies67252/
Tengis67191/
Tönies67185/
Tineus67161/
Thanis67145/
Tonnes6789/
Tinges6767/
Thonis6763/
Taines6758/
Toines6755/
Toneis6732/
Toynes6727/
Tenetz6726/
Tiones6726/
Taneus6725/
Toneus6725/
Tannes6721/
Tanesh6718/
Toenis6715/
Teneshova6714/
Thönis6714/
Teniss6712/
Toness6712/
Tenise6712/
Tenish6711/
Tignes6710/
Taneas679/
Thinès678/
Tenece677/
Taynes675/
Tinesz675/
Tanees675/
Tienis674/
Taneis674/
Htenis673/
Thonès673/
Tinesh673/
Teneyz672/
Tenech672/
Taínes672/
Tonesz672/
Tanies672/
Tineís672/
Tynges672/
Tynees671/
Tyness671/
Teinis671/
Thanez671/
Tenist671/
Tinets671/
Tinies671/
Thinis671/
Tanejs671/
Tiness671/
Tyones671/
Teenex671/
Tonesh671/
Tinest671/
Tuines671/
Tenice671/
Tjnees671/
Tenais671/
Taenis671/
Teanez671/
Teinez670/
Titnes670/
Teneax670/
Tenois670/

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