Tenga Surname

50,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Tenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,6921:11,2831,473
DR Congo1,3271:55,6746,673
Indonesia9301:142,20314,062
Zimbabwe9101:16,9652,482
Kenya4971:92,9178,312
Japan2911:439,32713,542
Uganda2901:134,61812,333
Cameroon2571:80,8139,897
Namibia2281:10,5682,003
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Italy831:736,82861,221
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
India601:12,784,423224,716
England261:2,143,00282,017
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Benin161:645,97538,126
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway81:642,78647,258
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Congo51:997,81917,129
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Tenga (3,286) may also be a first name.

Tenga Last Name Facts

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

Tenga (Arabic: تنغا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﻚ, Hindi: तेंगा, Russian: Теньга) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,982nd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 724,624 people. The last name Tenga is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Tenga are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tenga is also the 124,836th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 3,286 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,692 people, or 1 in 11,283. In Tanzania Tenga is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 25 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Tenga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (69%) in Kenya.

The amount Tenga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.16% less than the national average, earning R 168,348 per year and in United States they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning $50,951 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tengah912,889/
Thenga911,431/
Tienga91260/
Tengga91206/
Tengay91149/
Teunga91148/
Teanga91132/
Tengai9124/
Tengea9117/
Teinga9113/
Tengas918/
Tengoa918/
Teenga913/
Tengaa912/
Tengat912/
Tuenga912/
Temnga912/
Tengap912/
Ttenga911/
Tengad911/
Tennga911/
Toenga911/
Tengau911/
Tengha911/
Tena8964,332/
Tnga891/
Tengaya83196/
Thengha8349/
Tenghea8339/
Tenggau8317/
Teingna8310/
Tenguha835/
Tenggai835/
Tenggay833/
Tenggah833/
Tenghai832/
Theanga831/
Tengahe831/
Tenghad831/
Tenghah831/
Tenghap831/
Temngah831/
Tengaai831/
Tengait831/
Tinga8036,836/
Tenge805,019/
Tenai803,781/
Tengo802,603/
Temga802,256/
Tiena801,927/
Tenas801,684/
Tenea801,663/
Tengi80889/
Thena80398/
Tenau80362/
Teina80336/
Teena80255/
Tehna80237/
Tenay80235/
Tenah80214/
Teana80109/
Tenaj80106/
Teuna8073/
Tegna8051/
Tesna8041/
Tenap8027/
Tenoa8023/
Tenaz8016/
Tengy8011/
Tenat809/
Tetna808/
Teyna806/
Ttena803/
Tenaa802/
Tejna801/
Tynga801/
Tengó801/
Tenad801/
Tngah801/
Thnga801/
Thiennga774/
Thengahe771/
Tetingna771/
Theangna771/
Thaennga771/
Tengey736,141/
Tiengo732,953/
Thengo731,973/
Thenge731,688/
Teinai73903/
Tenaud73901/
Tenger73825/
Tengiz73801/
Tingga73670/
Tingay73616/
Tingas73555/
Thinga73444/
Tenggo73439/
Tingai73416/
Tenges73408/
Tionga73289/
Tuenge73258/
Tingah73256/
Tingaz73251/
Tengis73191/
Tengou73125/
Tingaa73121/
Toinga73110/
Ting'a73109/
Teneau7393/
Tenggi7382/
Tenghe7382/
Tengoi7376/
Tengoy7367/
Thengi7365/
Teigna7353/
Tengie7353/
Tengge7350/
Thenau7350/
Tingha7342/
Tingau7340/
Theana7338/
Teinay7338/
Tainga7337/
Tingad7335/
Tesnau7335/
Tenass7334/
Teynat7334/
Tehyna7334/
Tengeh7333/
Tingea7327/
Theena7325/
Tenget7324/
Tingat7324/
Taenge7324/
Tuengi7323/
Tengho7322/
Tengoh7320/
Toengi7318/
Tengip7317/
Teingo7315/
Tetnai7314/
Tienge7313/
Tena'a7313/
Tteena7312/
Tengui7312/
Thiena7311/
Tenaux7311/
Tenahu739/
Htenas739/
Tehnas739/
Tengyi737/
Temgah736/
Teanna735/
Thngai735/
Tengee734/
Timnga734/
Tyonga734/
Tuunga734/
Tengep734/
Tengit734/
Tenaha734/
Teñgay734/
Taengj734/
Ttenge733/
Teango733/
Temgha733/
Tenhea733/
Teenat733/
Teneap732/
Tenhat732/
Tenghi732/
Teanai732/
Teanau732/
Thehna732/
Themga732/
Teinaz732/
Tenatt732/
Tesnad732/
Tinnga732/
Teinha732/
Tenajh731/
Tngaux731/
Toenge731/
Teanea731/
Teinad731/
Theina731/
Tenhay731/
Tenngy731/
Tingap731/
Thenea731/
Tienea731/
Teungo731/
Tegnas731/
Tehngo731/
Teinah731/
Teinoa731/
Teenai731/
Teenge731/
Teengo731/
Tengod731/
Tenach731/
Tenaus731/
Tenìas731/
Tingoa731/
Tuengo731/
Tenaai731/
Tnenge731/
Tgenay731/
Thenah731/
Teinat731/
Teng'o731/
Tiengi731/
Tenais731/
Tenead731/
Teneas731/
Tenash730/
Tenaut730/
Teenay730/
Tina67109,531/
Teno672,124/
Tinguha67787/
Tingaud67440/
Thiengo67369/
Tinggas67352/
Tyna67162/
Taingay67110/
Thenaud67108/
Taenggi67106/
Tengget6788/
Ting'aa6780/
Tinggai6754/
Tiengou6753/
Theneau6745/
Toingna6734/
Tinggau6722/
Tengood6720/
Tieng'o6718/
Tenguey6717/
Taengho6713/
Theigna6713/
Tenggot6712/
Taenggo6710/
Teinaas679/
Tingaya678/
Taingai678/
Tisenna677/
Tinghat677/
Tinggah676/
Tenghed676/
Tengosz676/
Tngi675/
Tengher675/
Thengge674/
Tuungaa674/
Tengerr674/
Tinggay674/
Thing'a674/
Tenggit673/
Tiengoh673/
Tingass673/
Thengit672/
Tinggoa672/
Tenault672/
Tengger672/
Tengheh672/
Tengout672/
Tingoha672/
Tengued672/
Tenguet672/
Tehngoh672/
Tinghai672/
Teengee672/
Tuengoh672/
Tngo671/
Tthenge671/
Tejnath671/
Tenghui671/
Tennget671/
Thenghe671/
Thengip671/
Thengje671/
Thienai671/
Tayngay671/
Tyonnga671/
Tehegah671/
Tehemna671/
Teingou671/
Thenaux671/
Theanau671/
Tengueh671/
Tenhaus671/
Tennggo671/
Tenahai671/
Teaneau671/
Thoenge671/
Theynat671/
Ting'ai671/
Tingatt671/
Tingaut671/
Tinngah671/
Tinngai671/
Tuhiena671/
Tuengho671/
Tin'gaa671/
Tengech671/
Tengeet671/
Tnge671/
Theingo671/
Thengot671/
Tennger671/
Tenggeh671/
Tengiet671/
Teenaid671/
Tengoss670/
Tennges670/
Tesnach670/
Tieneau670/

Tenga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻨﻚtnk50
ﺗﻨﺠﻪtnjh25
ﺗﻨﺞtnj25
Tenga in the Hindi language
तेंगाtenga50
टेंगाtenga50
Tenga in the Russian language
Теньгаtenga-
Tenga in the Arabic language
تنغاtngha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenga
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