Tembeng Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tembeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tembeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8011:25,9293,533
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tembeng (16) may also be a first name.

Tembeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tembeng is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 420,458th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,833,389 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tembeng reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 801 people, or 1 in 25,929. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 49 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 29 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembeung931/
Temben9245/
Tembeheng881/
Tombeng861,317/
Tambeng86135/
Timbeng8637/
Tenbeng865/
Tambaeng802/
Timboeng802/
Temmueng801/
Timbeung801/
Thembaen801/
Tambieng801/
Timben77318/
Tümben7757/
Tenben7720/
Tembin7710/
Tembem771/
Tambng771/
Teammueng751/
Timbeheng751/
Tmbn731/
Tambing711,909/
Tombing71135/
Temuing7121/
Timbing716/
Tenueng716/
Tembina714/
Timbiong6719/
Tmbin671/
Timwieng671/
Thembink671/
Timbn671/
Tenoueng671/
Toymbeen670/

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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 Tembeng
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