Teng Surname

626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Singapore

Teng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China783,7531:1,745148
Singapore24,0401:22938
Cambodia18,3351:845224
Malaysia14,6881:2,008305
United States5,0811:71,3368,260
Thailand3,5541:19,8761,635
Indonesia2,3171:57,0786,311
Hong Kong2,0661:3,551205
Taiwan1,9901:11,781204
Philippines1,4901:67,94511,646
Macau1,1121:541106
Canada9281:39,7044,964
Australia7351:36,7294,814
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Cameroon4921:42,2145,609
France3411:194,78830,294
India2021:3,797,353104,924
Papua New Guinea1811:45,0485,552
New Zealand1681:26,9544,714
England1611:346,07525,095
Vietnam1551:597,7161,560
Netherlands1531:110,37417,676
Japan1411:906,69719,182
Brunei1391:3,012515
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Germany1221:659,88151,431
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Sweden971:101,5137,360
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Estonia541:24,4784,454
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Mauritius421:30,7966,238
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Laos361:183,009198
Panama331:118,5534,252
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Guam211:7,6251,143
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Norway131:395,56035,657
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belize111:32,3162,112
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Finland61:916,11741,832
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Téng (5) are calculated separately.

Teng (301,823) may also be a first name.

Teng Last Name Facts

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

Teng (Hindi: टेंग, Marathi: टाेंग, Russian: Тэнг, Tibetan: སྟེང་།) has its highest incidence in China. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Téng. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teng? popularity and diffusion

Teng is the 626th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,435 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Teng are found; 91 percent are found in East Asia and 91 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Teng is also the 3,466th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 301,823 people.

This last name is most numerous in China, where it is carried by 783,753 people, or 1 in 1,745. Apart from China it is found in 98 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 3 percent reside and Cambodia, where 2 percent reside.

Teng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Teng has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Teng surname expanded 23,095 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Teng are 7.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61% being registered with the party.

The amount Teng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.57% less than the national average, earning 254,138 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.92% less than the national average, earning R 104,748 per year; in United States they earn 29.18% more than the national average, earning $55,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% more than the national average, earning $55,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Téng925/
Theng8916,570/
Tieng891,205/
Taeng891,012/
Tengg89538/
Tengs89258/
Toeng89210/
Tueng89178/
Teung8998/
Teeng8939/
Tengå8922/
Tengk894/
Tengh892/
Tencg891/
Tengt891/
Tesng891/
Ten8639,081/
Tng861,192/
Tengue805,365/
Thieng80316/
Thoeng80213/
Thaeng80183/
Teengs8081/
Theeng8077/
Taengh8034/
Tengne8021/
Tengke809/
Tengch803/
Thenng802/
Thueng802/
Tengkt801/
Thengh801/
Thengz801/
Th'eng801/
Tien75101,587/
Ting7555,079/
Then7518,592/
Tenn755,098/
Taen753,395/
Tent751,717/
Tenk751,679/
Teen751,669/
Tuen751,420/
Toen751,181/
Thng75761/
Tyng75486/
Tång75172/
Täng75139/
Tehn75124/
Teun7582/
Tend7554/
Tenc7535/
T'Ng7531/
Tùng757/
Temg755/
Tăng755/
Tøen755/
Tngs753/
Tesn752/
Tenå752/
Dten752/
Tngg752/
Tnkg752/
Tüng751/
Tngc751/
Tngh751/
Tngq751/
Tngx751/
Ttng751/
Tten751/
Dtng751/
Hten751/
Htng751/
Temn750/
Thengne7367/
Theengh7322/
Thengue733/
Thiengh731/
Tengova731/
Tengowa731/
Tenngue730/
Thien67141,145/
Tiong6715,874/
Thing6710,836/
Thyng673,145/
Thoen672,258/
Tenke671,172/
Tenne67911/
Thaen67847/
Theen67764/
Tn67568/
Thuen67468/
Tings67308/
Th'ng67142/
Tuing67126/
Thenn6798/
Tøien6759/
Teğen6756/
Tenkő6740/
Temne6732/
Tuung6730/
Tenck6730/
Thång6719/
Tennø6718/
Tendø6716/
Tingg6714/
Ttien6712/
Tyong6711/
Tiehn6710/
Tgeen676/
Toenk675/
T'Ing675/
Tingh674/
Tuehn674/
Thäng674/
Tting674/
Dting673/
T'Ien673/
Tuenk672/
Tennd672/
Thống672/
Tencs672/
Tging672/
Tingk672/
Gyten671/
Thehn671/
Tingt671/
T'Eïn671/
Tennt671/
ten S671/
Tennh671/
Thắng671/
Tường671/
Hteen671/
Tennk671/
Tenzō671/
Théng671/
Tin'g671/
Ttuen671/
Teesn671/
Teent671/
Tendt670/
Teunk670/
Tehnd670/
Thenk670/

Teng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teng in the Marathi language
टाेंगtaenga-
Teng in the Hindi language
टेंगtenga66.67
तेंगtenga18.52
टेन्गten'ga14.81
Teng in the Tibetan language
སྟེང་།teng50
སྟེང་teng50
Teng in the Russian language
Тэнгteng-

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Teng Reference & Research

Tang DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Tang FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Teng
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