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 more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tekeng click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tekeng? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 622,538th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tekeng live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tekeng is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 390 people, or 1 in 53,254. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 42 percent live, Littoral Region, where 28 percent live and West Region, where 19 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found 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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