Tengi Surname
Approximately 889 people bear this surname
Tengi Surname Definition:
Tengi is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: elephant.
Tengi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 381 | 1:464,942 | 23,564 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 1:80,730 | 10,659 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Turkey | 31 | 1:2,510,368 | 78,475 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Tengi (636) may also be a first name.
Tengi Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tengi is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: elephant.
Tengi Demographics
Tengi Political Affiliation
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Tengi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tengi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tengi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻨﺠﻲ, Marathi: तेण्गी, Oriya: େଟି) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tengi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 396,526th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,197,464 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Tengi live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tengi is also the 329,982nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 636 people.
The surname Tengi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 464,942. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 90 percent live, Kwara, where 5 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Tengi occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Tengi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tengi are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.
Tengi earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tengi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tengi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻄﻨﺠﻲ | altnjy | - |
| Tengi in the Marathi language | ||
| तेण्गी | tengi | - |
| Tengi in the Oriya language | ||
| େଟି | eti | 57.14 |
| େତି | eti | 42.86 |
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Footnotes
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