Tengana Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tengana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tengana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia801:597,1767,533
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tenganá (1) are calculated separately.

Tengana (90) may also be a first name.

Tengana Last Name Facts

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

Tengana (Hindi: टेंगना, Marathi: टेगना, Oriya: ପୁେଟଲ) is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Tenganá. Click here for further possible spellings of Tengana.

How Common Is The Last Name Tengana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tengana is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Tengana is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Tengana live; 61 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Caribbean South America. Tengana is also the 1,005,046th most widely held first name globally, held by 90 people.

It is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 597,176. In Colombia Tengana is most prevalent in: Nariño Department, where 99 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Colombia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent reside.

Tengana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tengana earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.38% less than the national average, earning R 82,260 per year and in Colombia they earn 23.57% less than the national average, earning $17,351,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tengana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tengana in the Marathi language
टेगनाtegana-
Tengana in the Hindi language
टेंगनाtengana80
टेन्गनाten'gana20
Tengana in the Oriya language
ପୁେଟଲpuetala33.33
ଗଉଡga'uda33.33
େମେହରemehara33.33

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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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  • 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 Tengana
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