Tengeneza Surname
Approximately 2,538 people bear this surname
Tengeneza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,528 | 1:34,648 | 4,045 |
| DR Congo | 999 | 1:73,954 | 8,630 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tengeneza (900) may also be a first name.
Tengeneza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tengeneza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tengeneza occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tengeneza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tengeneza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 169,950th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,871,373 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tengeneza are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tengeneza is also the 270,627th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 900 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,528 people, or 1 in 34,648. In Tanzania Tengeneza is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 18 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 12 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 39 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tengenezya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Tengenza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tengeneze | 89 | 9 | / |
| Tengeniza | 89 | 6 | / |
| Tengenesha | 84 | 107 | / |
| Tengenesya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tangenza | 82 | 4 | / |
| Dengenesa | 78 | 17 | / |
| Tenganiza | 78 | 9 | / |
| Tangineza | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tenogenes | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tenggonesa | 74 | 3 | / |
| Dangenza | 71 | 287 | / |
| Tangenes | 71 | 100 | / |
| Tanginza | 71 | 48 | / |
| Tungenze | 71 | 27 | / |
| Tenenica | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tingenze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangenzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangeonze | 67 | 41 | / |
| Tenganisa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Denogenes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daingenza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doengenes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tenganiso | 56 | 12 | / |
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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 Tengeneza
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