Tandjong Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tandjong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tandjong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1871:111,06512,922
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Tandjong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tandjong is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tandjong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tandjong is the 1,210,518th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tandjong are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Tandjong is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 111,065. In Cameroon Tandjong is most common in: Littoral Region, where 56 percent live, Centre Region, where 21 percent live and Northwest Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tandjoeng9413/
Tanjong931,741/
Tandjon9323/
Tandjung881,121/
Tamnjong88867/
Tandiong88135/
Tandejon88108/
Tandjang8837/
Tandijon8826/
Tanjuong888/
Tamdjong883/
Tanjoung881/
Tandeong881/
Tanjjong881/
Tanjon86254/
Tanduyong8291/
Tandayong821/
Tandjiang821/
Tanjang80234/
Tamjong8073/
Tandion8047/
Tonjong8028/
Tandjan8023/
Tansong8021/
Tanjone804/
Tanzong803/
Tandjom802/
Tancong802/
Tandjangue781/
Tandiang751,191/
Tangyong7588/
Tandayon7578/
Tanchong7549/
Tansiong7515/
Tanzhong757/
Tandiung757/
Thansong756/
Tondiong754/
Tangiong752/
Tandioan751/
Tandijan751/
Tandihon751/
Tamnjang751/
Teansong751/
Thanjang751/
Tatenjon751/
Tanson711,456/
Tancon71328/
Tanzon71200/
Tanjan7197/
Tamjon712/
Tonjon712/
Tanjom711/
Tanggiong711/
Tanchoung711/
Tandian672,548/
Tandean67896/
Tanchon67518/
Tonzong67105/
Thanjan67104/
Tansang6743/
Tonsong6736/
Tanjane6727/
Tanzone6725/
Thanson6723/
Taunson6719/
Tondion677/
Tansoon674/
Tainson674/
Tainjan672/
Teanson672/
Tangion672/
Tamsong672/
Tanjomh671/
Tandiangue671/
Tanjoom671/
Toundjeung671/
Tondjom671/
Tanzang671/
Tanzoun671/
Tanjant671/
Tansion671/
Tamdjom671/
Tonjonk671/

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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
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  • 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 Tandjong
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