Tendega Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Tendega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 461 | 1:114,841 | 11,032 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Tendega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tendega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tendega is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tendega.
How Common Is The Last Name Tendega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 649,026th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tendega live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 114,841. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 53 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Tendega occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiendega | 93 | 21 | / |
| Tendege | 86 | 13 | / |
| Tindega | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tendego | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tendaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tiendaga | 80 | 20 | / |
| Tendagai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tendeghi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tendegye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tendeghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiendiga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tendeghy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tindiga | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tindoga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tindego | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tyondiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tindagai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tendagoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tindeghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tindigaya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Tindiegou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Tindige | 57 | 530 | / |
| Tindogo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Tindigo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Tindigye | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Tendega
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