Tenas

Tenas Meaning & Origin

About Tenas
The surname Tenas is of Spanish origin and is derived from the word "tenas," which means "small" or "little" in the Asturian language. It is a descriptive surname typically used to denote someone who is small in stature or of diminutive size. The name may have been originally given to distinguish a person from others with similar names or to highlight a particular physical characteristic.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tenas is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tenas: 244
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 78,316
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tenas based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tenas is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNS
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T IY1 N AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/tenas*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tenas in Braille

Here's how to represent Tenas in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tenas in braille

How to sign the name Tenas using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tenas using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tenas in sign language

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