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 is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teneng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Teneng is the 161,218th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,697,093 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Teneng reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 297 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,643 people, or 1 in 7,858. In Cameroon Teneng is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 70 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 9 percent are found and Centre Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

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
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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 Teneng
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