Tembong Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Suriname

Tembong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tembong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3501:59,3407,638
Indonesia1791:738,82256,864
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England61:9,286,343223,652
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tembong (241) may also be a first name.

Tembong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tembong is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tembong is the 534,813th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Tembong reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tembong is also the 575,894th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 241 people.

The last name Tembong is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 59,340. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 57 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 35 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Suriname, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembon92559/
Tmbong922/
Tambong864,118/
Timbong86924/
Tombong86695/
Temwong86501/
Tembang86451/
Tembone8618/
Tembung8614/
Temboon862/
Tembond861/
Tamboong802,108/
Taambong80111/
Teamwong8039/
Tambuong8014/
Toemboon8012/
Thembung8010/
Timbuong809/
Teumboun808/
Tiemwong805/
Tamboung802/
Timboeng802/
Tienbong801/
Timmbong801/
Tembeung801/
Themboon801/
Temban77668/
Timbon7734/
Tenbon776/
Tembom772/
Tmbang771/
Theamwong7544/
Thiemwong757/
Theimwong752/
Taamboong751/
Timbang717,821/
Tambang71713/
Tombang71246/
Tembane71220/
Timbung7175/
Tenwong7168/
Timbone7167/
Timwong7116/
Temwang7115/
Temboum718/
Tenbang711/
Tembaun711/
Tinbong711/
Thenwong67679/
Thembane67301/
Timboine6722/
Tembhane6714/
Tienbang675/
Toimbang675/
Temmuang674/
Thimwong674/
Tienboon674/
Taenboon673/
Teambank672/
Timbaung671/
Taenwong671/
Thimvong671/
Tommbang671/
Tesmuang671/
Temwhang671/
Tahmbang671/
Tammbang671/
Tambaang671/
Tohmbang671/
Thenboon671/
Tionbong671/
Timbeung671/
Timnbang671/
Tiemwang671/
Tienwong671/
Tuenboon671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tembong
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