Throughout the world, Thenji (Thenji 
) is a very rare principally female, but very infrequently boy's first name. The forename Thenji is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is a very rare principally feminine, but very seldom boy's name. Very seldom, Thenji is the last name as well as the forename.
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