Tengecha Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tengecha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tengecha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya411:1,126,33934,944
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Tengecha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tengecha is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tengecha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tengecha? popularity and diffusion

Tengecha is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tengecha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Tengecha is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,126,339. In Kenya it is most common in: Bomet County, where 68 percent reside, Kericho County, where 10 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenecha931/
Tengecho882/
Tenetcha882/
Tengesha882/
Teneca861/
Tengeza801,038/
Tengesa8036/
Tenecia809/
Tengeja809/
Tenycha801/
Teneyca800/
Thengeza75366/
Tengedza757/
Tengejja752/
Tengesai752/
Teniecia751/
Tenescea751/
Tenetsha751/
Teneza711,016/
Tenica7180/
Teneja7170/
Tineca7131/
Teneco713/
Taengedza711/
Teñeca711/
Tenguiche711/
Tyneca710/
Tenjhay67298/
Tenecio67255/
Tinicha67122/
Tengisa6739/
Tenieza6715/
Tengeso678/
Tengezo675/
Tenseza675/
Taineca673/
Tenetco672/
Tengeji671/
Tenicia671/
Tynecia671/
Tenedza671/
Tingica671/
Tengejo671/
Tengige671/
Tenejea671/

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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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  • 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 Tengecha
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