Tenganán Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Tenganán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenganán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Tenganan (700) are calculated separately.

Tenganán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenganán occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Tenganan. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenganán? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tenganán is the 11,742,229th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tenganán are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most widely held in Colombia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 47,774,072. Outside of Colombia Tenganán is found in one country. It is also common in Ecuador, where 50 percent are found.

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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 Tenganán
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