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
Average Tengi Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tengi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tengi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tengi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻨﺠﻲ, Marathi: तेण्गी, Oriya: େଟି) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tengi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tengi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 396,526th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Tengi reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tengi is also the 329,982nd most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 636 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 381 people, or 1 in 464,942. In Nigeria Tengi is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 90 percent are found, Kwara, where 5 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Tengi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tengi are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the 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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