Tengesdal Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tengesdal Surname User-submission:

Tengesdal is a modernization of the 'valley' (dal) where a 'thing' (teng) were held by the vikings to settle their disputes. In English it means 'the valley where a thing was held'.

Tengesdal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5201:9,8891,074
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Tengesdal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tengesdal is a modernization of the 'valley' (dal) where a 'thing' (teng) were held by the vikings to settle their disputes. In English it means 'the valley where a thing was held'.

- oddsigve

Tengesdal is a place in the state Rogaland in southern Norway.

- eruondo

Tengesdal Last Name Facts

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

Tengesdal occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tengesdal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,938th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name Tengesdal is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Tengesdal reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 520 people, or 1 in 9,889. In Norway Tengesdal is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 89 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 7 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Beside Norway Tengesdal is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Tengesdal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tengesdal last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tengesdal earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning 351,954 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $43,378 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tengesdahl9522/
Tengedal949/
Tingesdal895/
Tingesdahl8422/
Tinesdale780/
Tinseydale531/

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