Teneken Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Teneken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teneken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Teneken (3) may also be a first name.

Teneken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Teneken occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teneken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Teneken is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Teneken live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Teneken is also the 7,463,778th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 3 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Teneken is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teneyken9329/
Tieneken9312/
Tenekeng9311/
Teneiken931/
Teneicken881/
Taneken869/
Tenekem862/
Tenyken861/
Tenhaken80352/
Tenetkin806/
Tenekyna802/
Taneeken801/
Tenicken800/
Tenhacken758/
Tengekyon751/
Tenikienė751/
Tenhaaken750/
Taniken7150/
Tanekin7118/
Tenikin713/
Tenokin712/
Taneekin6711/
Tenikina673/
Tyneskin672/
Tanhaken672/
Toneykin672/
Tegnikem671/
Tenhakin670/

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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 Teneken
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