Tekeng Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Tekeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 390 | 1:53,254 | 6,936 |
| Indonesia | 93 | 1:1,422,034 | 96,891 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Tekeng (28) may also be a first name.
Tekeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tekeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tekeng occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekeng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 622,538th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tekeng reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tekeng is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 53,254. In Cameroon Tekeng is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 42 percent live, Littoral Region, where 28 percent live and West Region, where 19 percent live. Besides Cameroon Tekeng is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teukeng | 92 | 245 | / |
| Teikeng | 92 | 66 | / |
| Teekeng | 92 | 6 | / |
| Teskeng | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tiekeng | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tekeung | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tekueng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thekoeng | 86 | 159 | / |
| Theekeng | 86 | 32 | / |
| Taekaeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tekengue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tehekeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tikeng | 83 | 653 | / |
| Tokeng | 83 | 218 | / |
| Takeng | 83 | 169 | / |
| Teking | 83 | 103 | / |
| Tiokeng | 77 | 1,002 | / |
| Theking | 77 | 366 | / |
| Thakeng | 77 | 293 | / |
| Takaeng | 77 | 229 | / |
| Thikeng | 77 | 167 | / |
| Tohkeng | 77 | 101 | / |
| Tieking | 77 | 61 | / |
| Tyokeng | 77 | 13 | / |
| Teeking | 77 | 9 | / |
| Takieng | 77 | 7 | / |
| Teiking | 77 | 7 | / |
| Techeng | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tekking | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tyskeng | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tickeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tikeung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dtikeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Takoeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thokeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tokkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tikieng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toikeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thakaeng | 71 | 2,218 | / |
| Thaikeng | 71 | 104 | / |
| Thokoeng | 71 | 41 | / |
| Thieking | 71 | 30 | / |
| Tekkings | 71 | 15 | / |
| Thiokeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taekking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thoeking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thakoeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tiking | 67 | 439 | / |
| Taking | 67 | 209 | / |
| Toking | 67 | 116 | / |
| Takengowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tecing | 67 | 11 | / |
| Teckching | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teqing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thakaenng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ticeng | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tekeng
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