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
Tamnjong occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamnjong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tamnjong is the 404,308th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. Tamnjong is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tamnjong reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tamnjong is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 78 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 25,114. In Cameroon Tamnjong is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 13 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Tamnjong exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
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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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