Tegana Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tegana Surname User-submission:

This is an African surname from the Bantu ethnic group from Central Uganda (Buganda kingdom). It originated from the fishing communities, who could struggle fishing at night and in bad weather. They used to move from place to place looking for good fishing grounds.

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Tegana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tegana (92) may also be a first name.

Tegana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an African surname from the Bantu ethnic group from Central Uganda (Buganda kingdom). It originated from the fishing communities, who could struggle fishing at night and in bad weather. They used to move from place to place looking for good fishing grounds.

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Tegana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tegana (Georgian: ტეგანა, Hindi: टेगाना) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Tegana are found; 60 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tegana is also the 992,070th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 92 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Central, where 80 percent live and National Capital District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teganga922/
Teganha922/
Thegana921/
Tegaana921/
Teingana862/
Tigana839,490/
Tegani833,112/
Tagana831,085/
Tegano83281/
Tegany83157/
Togana8378/
Tegane8337/
Tegena8333/
Taganna771,629/
Tiganas77420/
Teganyi77224/
Thagana77203/
Tiganga77160/
Thegane77129/
Teghani7792/
Tegagni7728/
Teganhe7724/
Taigana7720/
Tiganna7716/
Taggana7716/
Thegani7716/
Teganop7714/
Teganhi7714/
Tiganea7710/
Tuigana7710/
Taganau7710/
Teganho778/
Tiogana778/
Thigana775/
Tighana775/
Teghane774/
Taganai773/
Tegagne773/
Toganau773/
Teagany773/
Tegagno772/
Teagano772/
Taganay772/
Teganne771/
Tigaina771/
Thogana771/
Tahgana771/
Tagaina771/
Teggane771/
Teganou771/
Tegasne771/
Tagaana771/
Taghana771/
Togahna771/
Togaina771/
Tiegani771/
Teggani771/
Teganeh771/
Tegange771/
Teagani771/
Thygana771/
Taingana7130/
Theganne7113/
Teganesh719/
Teeghani718/
Teganets715/
Tegongna715/
Theegane714/
Tegangno714/
Tiganeas714/
Teganett711/
Teghagne711/
Theghane711/
Thogaana711/
Teughane711/
Theganie711/
Tigaanga711/
Tigangay711/
Teghanhe711/
Tigani6715,481/
Tigane671,176/
Tiganj67530/
Tegoni67359/
Tigano67303/
Tiggangay67249/
Tigona67159/
Tagaña67159/
Tagona67128/
Togona6730/
Tesganesh6716/
Tagena6713/
Tegone6712/
Tegueagni6712/
Teughanou6710/
Tigany675/
Tigena674/
Tiganá672/
Togena672/
Tegongnah672/
Thigannga672/
Tehengane671/
Theageane671/
Tégani671/
Tegono671/

Tegana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tegana in the Georgian language
ტეგანაtegana-
Tegana in the Hindi language
टेगानाtegana66.67
तेगानाtegana33.33

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