Tanembe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Tanembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanembe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Tanembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tanembe reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 56 percent are found, Far North Region, where 41 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Tanembe occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 7 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 Tanembe
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