Tengewa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Tengewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Tengewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tengewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tengewa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tengewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tengewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tengewa is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Tengewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tengewa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Tengewa is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 82 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tengehwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Tenewa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Tengewe | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tenewaa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Thenewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tenyewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tenewai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tengaeva | 80 | 56 | / |
| Tengebai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tengeeva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tenywa | 77 | 13,113 | / |
| Teneva | 77 | 4,525 | / |
| Teneba | 77 | 173 | / |
| Tenjwa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Tenhwa | 77 | 33 | / |
| Tenewo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tinewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tengeyova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tenebay | 71 | 91 | / |
| Tainewa | 71 | 72 | / |
| Thenjwa | 71 | 61 | / |
| Teneeva | 71 | 43 | / |
| Tetneva | 71 | 21 | / |
| Teenywa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Tyneway | 71 | 11 | / |
| Tenieva | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tingeva | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tenyhwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tengiwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tenyiwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ttenywa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tenywha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tenhywa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Teniwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenyowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenywah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teanywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tingiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tiencheewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teineva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenceva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenewei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tingaeva | 67 | 631 | / |
| Tencheva | 67 | 616 | / |
| Tingeeva | 67 | 185 | / |
| Tingueva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Teheneva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thengiwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teneveau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tensheva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tingaywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyngaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tengibau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tensebay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenheiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tegnieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tegneeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tengewa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis