Tamngwa Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tamngwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamngwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3891:53,3916,959
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tamngwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamngwa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamngwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 731,961st most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. Tamngwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tamngwa are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 53,391. In Cameroon Tamngwa is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 69 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 8 percent reside and South Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamnngwa931/
Tamngwah931/
Tamingwa931/
Tangwa923,004/
Tamgwa9218/
Thangwa86101/
Tangwai8693/
Tangwah8656/
Taungwa8638/
Taingwa8630/
Tangway8613/
Tangkwa8611/
Tanghwa864/
Tangwat862/
Taangwa862/
Tamnqwa862/
Tang'wa861/
Tangwad861/
Tamngua861/
Tamngwe861/
Tamgwai861/
Tangwas861/
Thang'wa80126/
Tasingwa8022/
Tatengwa802/
Thangwat801/
Thangw'a801/
Thangwai801/
Than'gwa801/
Tamengua801/
Tangua771,983/
Tongwa77821/
Tankwa77752/
Tangba77221/
Tangwo77198/
Tamkwa7711/
Tamgwo773/
Tamgua772/
Tangva771/
Teamgwaih751/
Tanguay7113,723/
Tongwah71320/
Tangvah71111/
Tongway7163/
Tangbai7158/
Tanguai7147/
Tangkua7137/
Tongwat7134/
Tainkwa7123/
Thangua7122/
Tangcua7117/
Tangwei7117/
Thongwa7116/
Tangbau7111/
Tangbay716/
Tongwai716/
Tankwai715/
Tong'wa714/
Tankwah714/
Tanguah714/
Tangvay713/
Tongkwa713/
Tangwoh713/
Tongwaa713/
Tangwey712/
Tamguay712/
Tangwou712/
Tanguoa712/
Tanguha712/
Teungwa712/
Toungwa711/
Thankwa711/
Tongwad711/
Tanghua711/
Taingba711/
Tongwau711/
Tonghwa711/
Teankwa711/
Thongwai67192/
Tamengbi6723/
Thongwas6720/
Thongkwa6710/
Tangkuha679/
Thongwah675/
Tangkuay675/
Tahankwa673/
Thongwad671/
Tamingue671/
Tongkwap671/
Taingbah671/
Teangbay671/
Tangbhai671/
Teanguay671/
Tangguay671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamngwa
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