Tinten Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Tinten Surname Definition:

TINTEN: From Tinten, in the parish of St. Tudy, possessed by the family up to the 14th century, when the heiress married Carminow. (Lower. ) From tin-tan, the under fortress; or tin-den, the castle on the hill. Tonkin says John de Tinten held one fee Mort.

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Tinten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark81:705,58939,626
France51:13,284,544357,392
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tinten (39) may also be a first name.

Tinten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

TINTEN: From Tinten, in the parish of St. Tudy, possessed by the family up to the 14th century, when the heiress married Carminow. (Lower. ) From tin-tan, the under fortress; or tin-den, the castle on the hill. Tonkin says John de Tinten held one fee Mort. (of the honour of Morton) in Tynten, and in Trewinneck, 3 Hen. IV.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

TINTEN: A place in the parish of St. Tudy, co. Cornwall, possessed by the family until the XIV. century, when the heiress married Carminow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tinten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tinten occurs most in Denmark. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tinten is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Tinten reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.

Tinten is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 705,589. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Denmark it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tintaen921/
Tinthen921/
Thinthen8661/
Tientien8633/
Thintaen861/
Tintin833,217/
Tenten83900/
Tintín833/
Timten830/
Thinthoen8072/
Thinthaen801/
Thinntenn801/
Tinting77116/
Tenteng7766/
Tintina7723/
Tinttin772/
Tentenn771/
Thienthien752/
Tndtn731/
Tntyn730/
Thinthin712/
Teenteen711/
Thenthen711/
Tiontion711/
Teenthen711/
Tintim67112/
Tintinova6723/
Tentem675/
Timtem674/
Teenthaen672/
Tyntyn671/
Temten671/

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