Tenggara Surname
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Tenggara Surname User-submission:
Tenggara is a Malay surname, which means 'southeast'. It is most commonly used in Indonesia, though some Malaysians also possess this surname. It is also a surname used by Chinese Indonesians of the clan 丁 (Mandarin: Dīng, Hokkien: Teng), 鄧 (Mandarin: Dèng, Hokkien: Tēng), and 滕 (Mandarin: Téng, Hokkien: Têng) who have adopted an Indonesian-sounding surname.
Read More About This SurnameTenggara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 394 | 1:335,658 | 29,246 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Tenggara (22) may also be a first name.
Tenggara Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Tenggara is a Malay surname, which means 'southeast'. It is most commonly used in Indonesia, though some Malaysians also possess this surname. It is also a surname used by Chinese Indonesians of the clan 丁 (Mandarin: Dīng, Hokkien: Teng), 鄧 (Mandarin: Dèng, Hokkien: Tēng), and 滕 (Mandarin: Téng, Hokkien: Têng) who have adopted an Indonesian-sounding surname.
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Tenggara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenggara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tenggara is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenggara? popularity and diffusion
Tenggara is the 678,631st most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Tenggara reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tenggara is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 22 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 335,658. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 28 percent reside, Banten, where 19 percent reside and Jakarta, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Tenggara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tenggara surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
Tenggara earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.29% more than the national average, earning $66,573 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tengara | 93 | 28 | / |
| Tenggare | 88 | 14 | / |
| Tengaraj | 88 | 7 | / |
| Thengara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thengarai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thengaraj | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tengarach | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tingara | 80 | 411 | / |
| Tengera | 80 | 138 | / |
| Tengare | 80 | 43 | / |
| Tengari | 80 | 32 | / |
| Tengaro | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tengary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taengaurai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thengare | 75 | 1,595 | / |
| Thengari | 75 | 1,113 | / |
| Tengaree | 75 | 41 | / |
| Taengera | 75 | 31 | / |
| Tengerai | 75 | 24 | / |
| Thingara | 75 | 20 | / |
| Tenggoro | 75 | 15 | / |
| Tenghare | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tengorra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tenghari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tinggari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thengera | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tengahari | 71 | 43 | / |
| Thaengari | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tingare | 67 | 4,763 | / |
| Tingari | 67 | 2,631 | / |
| Tengori | 67 | 6 | / |
| Temgare | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tengory | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tengero | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tingary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tingora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thngare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tingaro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Temgari | 67 | 1 | / |
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