Tamnjong Surname
Approximately 867 people bear this surname
Tamnjong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 827 | 1:25,114 | 3,422 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
Tamnjong (78) may also be a first name.
Tamnjong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamnjong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tamnjong is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamnjong? popularity and diffusion
Tamnjong is the 404,308th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tamnjong are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tamnjong is also the 1,091,646th most widespread first name in the world, held by 78 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 25,114. In Cameroon Tamnjong is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 13 percent are found and Centre Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Tamnjong
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