Thenua Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Thenua Surname User-submission:

The surname Thenua originated from Chandravanshi Jat. They are said to have decided to oppose (ठानना) the Mughal Badshah, hence called Thenua. It comes from thane hue, which means 'decided'.

Thenua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1231:6,236,304144,239
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thenua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Thenua originated from Chandravanshi Jat. They are said to have decided to oppose (ठानना) the Mughal Badshah, hence called Thenua. It comes from thane hue, which means 'decided'.

- avesh_thenua

Thenua Last Name Facts

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

Thenua (Hindi: ठेनुआ, Marathi: ठेनुआ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Thenua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thenua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Thenua reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 6,236,304. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 54 percent live, Punjab, where 24 percent live and Delhi, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thenuaa921/
Tenua913/
Tehenuah861/
Tienua831/
Tenuha831/
Thenuo831/
Theunuo7798/
Thenwat7719/
Tienwua771/
Tehenba771/
Tenwa73709/
Tenba7356/
Tinua7318/
Tenuo7318/
Tenwah67360/
Thinwa67109/
Tenway6735/
Teenwa6719/
Tenbou6712/
Tenbay6711/
Tenwaa676/
Tinuat674/
Tennwa673/
Tenwha673/
Tenbha673/
Tenbai673/
Tenwai672/
Tnuayi672/
Tinuha671/
Tinuay671/
Tenwou671/
Tenbah671/
Thnvai671/
Tenwaz671/
Tenwap671/

Thenua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thenua in the Marathi language
ठेनुआthenu'a-
Thenua in the Hindi language
ठेनुआthenu'a65.85
ठैनुआthainu'a26.83
ठैनुआंthainu'am4.88
ठेनूआthenu'a2.44

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