Tembon Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

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

Tembon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tembon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4441:18,3641,850
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tembon (128) may also be a first name.

Tembon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tembon is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 565,867th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Tembon live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tembon is also the 821,896th most common first name worldwide, borne by 128 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 18,364. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 78 percent live, Jiwaka, where 17 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Tembon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tembon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tembon Last Name Statistics demography

Tembon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembong92603/
Tembone9218/
Temboon922/
Tembond921/
Toemboon8612/
Teumboun868/
Themboon861/
Temban83668/
Tambon83529/
Tombon83131/
Tembun83101/
Timbon8334/
Tenbon836/
Tembom832/
Tmbong832/
Timbong77924/
Tamboon77641/
Temwong77501/
Tembang77451/
Tembane77220/
Tambuon77135/
Toembun7792/
Timbone7767/
Tembung7714/
Temboum778/
Tomboon776/
Tiemwon774/
Tamboun772/
Tembune772/
Tembaun771/
Tembhune71301/
Thembane71301/
Thamboon7196/
Teamwong7139/
Timboine7122/
Tembhane7114/
Timbuong719/
Thambuon714/
Tienboon714/
Taenboon713/
Teambank712/
Tuenboon711/
Thenboon711/
Timmbong711/
Tembeung711/
Thomboon711/
Timban671,501/
Tamban67967/
Timbun67146/
Theamwong6744/
Temwan6731/
Tembam6727/
Tomban6717/
Tymban6712/
Thienboon676/
Timbom674/
Theimwong672/
Thaenboon672/
Timwon672/
Tmbang671/
Tinbon671/
Thembhane671/
Tembhunne671/
Tembhugne671/
Thuenboon671/
Tenbom670/

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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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  • 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 Tembon
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