Teneng Surname

161,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Teneng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teneng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,6431:7,8581,011
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Teneng (297) may also be a first name.

Teneng Last Name Facts

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

Teneng occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Teneng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Teneng is the 161,218th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,697,093 people. Teneng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Teneng are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 297 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,643 people, or 1 in 7,858. In Cameroon Teneng is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 70 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 9 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teineng9210/
Tenueng926/
Tieneng921/
Tenen91865/
Tenengue861/
Teunen83352/
Tening83341/
Taneng83186/
Thenen83134/
Tenaen83127/
Tienen8375/
Tenent8369/
Toneng8368/
Tineng8363/
Teinen833/
Tenuen832/
Teynen831/
Tenenė831/
Teneun831/
Tenien831/
Tenenk831/
Tanueng77256/
Theunen77208/
Tenienė77111/
Thienen7762/
Tenyong7727/
Tegning7712/
Tejning7710/
Theinen779/
Tesning778/
Tonueng777/
Tanaeng775/
Tenging775/
Thenent773/
Teuning772/
Tayneng771/
Tanoeng771/
Tanieng771/
Tuineng771/
Tesneen771/
Teining771/
Tengeen771/
Tiehnen770/
Tenin731,885/
Tinen73277/
Tynen7345/
Tenem7343/
Tenyn7311/
Tenén733/
Tinengke7193/
Toinueng7185/
Tuinueng7132/
Teningue719/
Tannueng716/
Tjønneng716/
Teinning711/
Thoineng711/
Thoening711/
Tienin67956/
Taning67643/
Tining67179/
Toning67172/
Tenina67152/
Teynin6799/
Tengin6766/
Tuinen6759/
Toinen6736/
Thenin6731/
Tegnin6725/
Tyning6723/
Tenuun6722/
Thinen6722/
Thahnieng6721/
Tyonen6717/
Tenyna6717/
Tenenková6712/
Teanin678/
Töning676/
Tenenkova675/
Tainen675/
Taynen674/
Tenyon673/
Tinent673/
Tesnin673/
Teinin672/
Tenion672/
Teunin671/
Tenisn671/
Teinyn671/
Teanem671/
Tijnen671/

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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 Teneng
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