Tenggan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tenggan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenggan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Tenggan (26) may also be a first name.

Tenggan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenggan (Hindi: टेंग्गन) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenggan? popularity and diffusion

Tenggan is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Tenggan live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous given name globally, held by 26 people.

The surname Tenggan is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 797,141. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 97 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Not including Malaysia Tenggan exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenggang9330/
Tengan923,234/
Tengang86284/
Tinggan8664/
Tuengan8658/
Tengane8630/
Thengan8610/
Tengant869/
Teng'an864/
Tenggon863/
Tengand862/
Tenghan861/
Tenggam861/
Teengan861/
Thengane802,013/
Tinggang80371/
Tengaten80134/
Tenggong8040/
Tenghamn8035/
Tinggaan809/
Thuengan801/
Tenghang801/
Temngang801/
Taenngan801/
Tingan77779/
Tengon7763/
Tengam7718/
Tngang771/
Thngan771/
Tîngan771/
Tinggaung758/
Thenganne754/
Tehengane751/
Thenngane751/
Taengon717,566/
Tingane71923/
Tingang71907/
Tiongan71147/
Tengong71140/
Tuungan7173/
Temngam7165/
Tingain7131/
Tinggon7117/
Tenggom7115/
Teengam719/
Tinggam719/
Thingan715/
Temgang713/
Tinghan713/
Tingaan712/
Tenninggon712/
Tengone711/
Thienghanh711/
Tengonk711/
Tingant711/
Taengoon6785/
Thingane6741/
Tinggong6726/
Theengam675/
Tenghong673/
Thaengon672/
Tingahan672/
Tengoong671/
Tihngang671/
Tiengoin671/
Tingaine671/
Tengatem671/
Tinghane671/

Tenggan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenggan in the Hindi language
टेंग्गनtenggana-

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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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  • 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 Tenggan
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