Teghen Surname

410,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Teghen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teghen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8431:24,6373,348
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Teghen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Teghen occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Teghen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Teghen is the 410,325th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,563,509 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Teghen are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 24,637. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 43 percent live, Northwest Region, where 36 percent live and Centre Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegehen921/
Theghen921/
Teghien921/
Teighen920/
Tieghen920/
Tegen913,097/
Tegene8327,006/
Teigen834,403/
Teegen83755/
Tiegen83273/
Thegen8341/
Tegeng8328/
Teguen8326/
Teghem8323/
Teggen8311/
Tegoen839/
Teagen833/
Teghin832/
Teygen832/
Teugen832/
Tegenk831/
Tegent831/
Tegien831/
Tesgen831/
Tegn8011/
Tegegne7737,867/
Teguene771,555/
Tighean77173/
Teigene7785/
Åteigen7762/
Teagene7724/
Tegheim7712/
Teagent772/
Tegueng771/
Theegen771/
Teggene771/
Theguen771/
Tegenne771/
Thiegen771/
Teaguen770/
Thighen770/
Tegin731,038/
Tegne73115/
Tigen73101/
Tégen7372/
Tegün7364/
Tegem7314/
Tegyn732/
Tegén731/
Tegng731/
Tighn731/
Tygen730/
Teguemne7115/
Tegenova7111/
Teanngen715/
Tegenová713/
Ttegegne711/
Teggin67569/
Taigen67475/
Teguem67296/
Tesgin67141/
Teigne67106/
Tyogen6746/
Tekgün6743/
Teguin6716/
Tegine6715/
Toigen6715/
Thegne6712/
Teging679/
Tigene678/
Thigen676/
Teagne673/
Taygen673/
Tiguen673/
Thegin673/
Tegäng673/
Tigaen672/
Teigin672/
Tuygen672/
Tighin671/
Teygne671/
Tegueting671/
Thygen671/
Tigien671/
Tigoen671/
Tgigen671/
Tigeng671/
Theanghin671/
Teagin671/
Tygent670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Teghen
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