Tembeh Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Tembeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tembeh (16) may also be a first name.
Tembeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tembeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tembeh is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tembeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tembeh are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 16 people.
The last name Tembeh is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Gbarpolu County, where 33 percent live, Lofa County, where 33 percent live and Montserrado County, where 33 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
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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 Tembeh
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