Tekeng Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tekeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3901:53,2546,936
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teukeng92245/
Teikeng9266/
Teekeng926/
Teskeng925/
Tiekeng923/
Tekeung922/
Tekueng921/
Thekoeng86159/
Theekeng8632/
Taekaeng861/
Tekengue861/
Tehekeng861/
Tikeng83653/
Tokeng83218/
Takeng83169/
Teking83103/
Tiokeng771,002/
Theking77366/
Thakeng77293/
Takaeng77229/
Thikeng77167/
Tohkeng77101/
Tieking7761/
Tyokeng7713/
Teeking779/
Takieng777/
Teiking777/
Techeng776/
Tekking776/
Tyskeng775/
Tickeng772/
Tikeung772/
Dtikeng772/
Takoeng771/
Thokeng771/
Tokkeng771/
Tikieng771/
Toikeng771/
Takng731/
Thakaeng712,218/
Thaikeng71104/
Thokoeng7141/
Thieking7130/
Tekkings7115/
Thiokeng711/
Taekking711/
Thoeking711/
Thakoeng711/
Tiking67439/
Taking67209/
Toking67116/
Takengowa6721/
Tecing6711/
Teckching671/
Teqing671/
Thakaenng671/
Ticeng671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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