Temga Surname
Approximately 2,256 people bear this surname
Temga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,214 | 1:9,381 | 1,227 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Temga (858) may also be a first name.
Temga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Temga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Temga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺒﻖ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Temga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 187,487th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,230,295 people. The last name Temga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Temga are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 278,018th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 858 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,214 people, or 1 in 9,381. In Cameroon Temga is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 55 percent are found, North Region, where 20 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Temga is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Chad, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Temga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Temga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻤﺒﻖ | tmbq | - |
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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 Temga
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