Temben Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Temben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Temben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Temben (29) may also be a first name.

Temben Last Name Facts

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

Temben is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Temben? popularity and diffusion

The surname Temben is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Temben reside; 47 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 47 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Temben is primarily found in: Enga, where 52 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 38 percent reside and East New Britain, where 5 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembeng92825/
Thembaen861/
Timben83318/
Tamben83199/
Tomben8386/
Tümben8357/
Tenben8320/
Tembin8310/
Tembem831/
Tmbn801/
Tembeheng801/
Tambien77203/
Tamboen7741/
Timbeng7737/
Tombeen7729/
Tenbeng775/
Temwaen774/
Tembina774/
Thomben773/
Teamuen772/
Tombien772/
Timbn731/
Tmbin731/
Thombeen714/
Temmueng711/
Thembink711/
Thammben711/
Toymbeen710/
Timbin6799/
Tambin6796/
Temuin6723/
Tenbin6714/
Timbne676/
Tombin675/
Tembim673/
Timbem673/
Tenuen672/
Teenwn671/
Teemwn671/
Teammueng671/
Timbeheng671/
Timuen671/
Tambyn671/
Temwem671/
Tombhn671/

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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 Temben
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