Tengan Surname

138,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tengan Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born tiny.

Tengan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
United States7531:481,35340,751
Brazil2671:801,77729,074
Peru1231:258,40810,490
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Tengan (819) may also be a first name.

Tengan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born tiny.

- knaibei

Tengan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tengan (Hindi: टेंगन, Marathi: टगन, Oriya: େତାନ) is most common in Ghana. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tengan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,371st most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,253,416 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Tengan live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tengan is also the 285,591st most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 819 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Beside Ghana this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Tengan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tengan surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Tengan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 114.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,612 per year and in United States they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $48,434 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tengang92284/
Tuengan9258/
Tenggan9246/
Tengane9230/
Thengan9210/
Tengant929/
Teng'an924/
Tengand922/
Tenghan921/
Teengan921/
Tenan911,573/
Thengane862,013/
Tengaten86134/
Tenghamn8635/
Tenggang8630/
Tenghang861/
Temngang861/
Thuengan861/
Taenngan861/
Tenang83951/
Tingan83779/
Tenant83746/
Tetnan83328/
Tegnan83239/
Tenand83129/
Tenane8395/
Tienan8388/
Tengon8363/
Tenain8341/
Teenan8336/
Tengam8318/
Thenan8312/
Tenank833/
Teinan832/
Tenhan832/
Tenean831/
Tîngan831/
Tenanh831/
Thngan831/
Tngang831/
Thenganne804/
Tehengane801/
Thenngane801/
Tenagne7755,712/
Taengon777,566/
Tingane77923/
Tingang77907/
Tiongan77147/
Tengong77140/
Tuungan7773/
Temngam7765/
Tinggan7764/
Tingain7731/
Teignan7716/
Teangon7715/
Tenahun779/
Teengam779/
Thenane777/
Thingan775/
Taingan775/
Thenain775/
Tenggon773/
Tinghan773/
Temgang773/
Thienan772/
Tingaan772/
Thenant772/
Tegnane772/
Theenan771/
Tenasin771/
Tenatin771/
Tenhang771/
Tenhant771/
Tienann771/
Tienhan771/
Tengonk771/
Tenhane771/
Tehnain771/
Tingant771/
Tehnane771/
Tenggam771/
Tengone771/
Tenaand771/
Theinan770/
Teisnan770/
Thienghanh751/
Tynan738,668/
Tenon731,173/
Tinan73454/
Tenam7350/
Tinggang71371/
Taengoon7185/
Tenangue7154/
Thingane7141/
Tenggong7140/
Tinggaan719/
Theinhan716/
Theengam715/
Tegnagne714/
Tenghong713/
Tenanova712/
Tingahan712/
Thaengon712/
Tinghane711/
Tengatem711/
Tingaine711/
Tiengoin711/
Tihngang711/
Tengoong711/
Tingaing711/
Theinnan710/
Taynan67945/
Tinant67935/
Thenon67591/
Tienon67452/
Tenone67345/
Tenong67322/
Tenhon67300/
Thinan67298/
Tinaan67251/
Tingon67222/
Tinhan67188/
Tainan67142/
Ttinan6767/
Tingam6759/
Teunon6748/
Tegnon6742/
Tenham6724/
Tinane6721/
Toinan6719/
Tisngatin6714/
Tignan6711/
Tesnon679/
Tinggaung678/
Tengom678/
Tenhausen677/
Tyonan676/
Timgan675/
Tionan674/
Tijnan674/
Tuinan673/
Teinon672/
Tenein672/
Tenoun672/
Thenam672/
Tinaun672/
Teanan671/
Tehnam671/
Tihnan671/
Tajnan671/
Teynon671/
Teanon671/
Tetingnon671/
Teynam671/
Tegnomgne671/
Teneun671/
Tinand671/
Tingating671/
Theenngam671/
Thuengoun671/
Thingaint671/
Tesnam671/
Teanam671/
Teangnoum671/
Tenaim670/
Thynan670/
Tuynan670/
Tinean670/
Tynane670/
Tenont670/

Tengan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tengan in the Oriya language
େତାନetana-
Tengan in the Marathi language
टगनtagana-
Tengan in the Hindi language
टेंगनtengana95
टेंगनाtengana5

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