Teguena Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Teguena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teguena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

The alternate forms: Tegueña (1) are calculated separately.

Teguena Last Name Facts

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

Teguena is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Tegueña. For other possible spellings of Teguena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teguena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Teguena live; 62 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Teguena is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 73 percent are found and North Region, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 8 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegueña951/
Teguetna935/
Tegena9233/
Tegegna863/
Teguina862/
Thegwena801/
Teguenos801/
Tegina77238/
Tigena774/
Tiquena713/
Tegenei711/
Tequina710/
Teguinos67105/
Tegbenou6778/
Tiguinat6719/
Tiquenoa671/
Thegbenou631/
Tigina62491/
Tygina6228/
Tygyna621/
Taygina5754/
Tuygina5716/
Tiqueña5714/
Tyogina574/
Tiquina573/
Tuigina572/
Taigina571/
Tighina571/
Tigbina571/
Tigaina571/
Tiguinos5311/
Toingina531/
Tegvinos531/
Tequinos531/
Tigginad531/
Tykwehna531/
Tequignot502/

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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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  • 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 Teguena
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