Cognomen Tinca (Tinca 
, Tenca 
, Tench 
) , worldwide, is a common surname. The family name Tinca is habitual in Belize, where it is quite a common surname, Saint Lucia, and Romania. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Romania, Italy, and the United States. Much less frequently, Tinca is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Tinca | Romania, Argentina, Italy, United States, United Kingdom |
| Tenca | Argentina, Italy, Brazil, United Kingdom, United States |
| Tench | Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, United States, Belize |
| Tanche | North Macedonia, Canada, France, Brazil, United States |
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gheorghe tinca Romanian Minister of National Defence (1994–1996), RO (b. 1941) |
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| tinca stegovec artist (1927-2019), SI (b. 1927) |
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| adrian tinca Romanian rugby union player (1967-2017), RO (b. 1967) |
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| ștefan tinca Romanian diplomat, RO (b. 1971) |
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| mihail dumitru tinca Romanian politician from Voșlăbeni, Harghita County, RO |
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| tinca wickström Finnish association football player, FI |
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| tinca prunea-bretonnet |
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| tinca brišnik SI |
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| tinca lukan SI |
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