Tengi Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tengi Surname Definition:

Tengi is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: elephant.

Tengi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3811:464,94223,564
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Turkey311:2,510,36878,475
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
India71:109,580,769786,157
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tengiz91801/
Tengis91191/
Tenggi9182/
Tengoi9176/
Thengi9165/
Tengie9153/
Tengai9124/
Teingi9124/
Tuengi9123/
Toengi9118/
Tengip9117/
Teangi9112/
Tengui9112/
Tengyi917/
Tengit914/
Tenghi912/
Tiengi911/
Teni8913,932/
Tngi895/
Theingi836,253/
Teneggi83333/
Taenggi83106/
Tenggai835/
Tenggit833/
Thengit832/
Teingni832/
Tenghai832/
Tenghui831/
Thengip831/
Tengaai831/
Tengait831/
Tengiet831/
Tenga8010,057/
Tenge805,019/
Tenis804,781/
Tenai803,781/
Tenio803,707/
Tingi80456/
Tenşi80439/
Tensi80347/
Tenzi80322/
Töngi80321/
Tenie80317/
Teniz80268/
Tenei80237/
Tenji80233/
Theni80208/
Tenyi80112/
Tegni80110/
Tenci80101/
Tenih8090/
Teniy8060/
Tesni8040/
Tenoi8018/
Tenij8012/
Tengy8011/
Tenit809/
Tehni807/
Tejni806/
Tnggi804/
Tyngi802/
Tenui801/
Ïteni801/
Teuni801/
Teyni801/
Tenid801/
Thngi801/
Teingnoi772/
Teangnoi771/
Tengey736,141/
Tinggi732,592/
Tenchi732,224/
Thenge731,688/
Tenkhi731,560/
Tyongi731,310/
Teinai73903/
Tenger73825/
Tingai73416/
Tenges73408/
Tingui73300/
Tennci73283/
Tienga73260/
Tuenge73258/
Tensui73257/
Tengga73206/
Thetni73193/
Tingiş73162/
Tenjei73153/
Tengay73149/
Tinghi73114/
Teanio7397/
Tenghe7382/
Tengoy7367/
Teynie7355/
Tensai7353/
Tenšić7351/
Tengge7350/
Teheni7346/
Tenzie7334/
Tengeh7333/
Thenie7329/
Thieni7329/
Tendji7329/
Tuingi7328/
Tingis7327/
Tenshi7326/
Tenget7324/
Thensi7324/
Taenge7324/
Tingip7324/
Tenich7323/
Tensit7323/
Teenie7321/
Tienhi7321/
Tengea7317/
Tiensi7317/
Tingiz7316/
Temgui7315/
Tienzi7315/
Tetnai7314/
Tienge7313/
Teneij7313/
Teniss7312/
Tenish7311/
Tingoi7311/
Tiongi7311/
Tesnoi7310/
Tensei739/
Tengoa738/
Theeni737/
Tingiy736/
Tingyi736/
Thingi735/
Tienie735/
Tenhio735/
Thngai735/
Tengee734/
Tingie734/
Tenjis734/
Tengep734/
Tinngi734/
Taengj734/
Ttenge733/
Tenzis733/
Tensis733/
Teenga733/
Htenis733/
Thenzi733/
Tenhei733/
Tegnie733/
Toingi733/
Teenoi733/
Tesnui733/
Tengaa732/
Tyngia732/
Teanai732/
Thenji732/
Toenge731/
Ttenga731/
Ttensi731/
Teange731/
Teinis731/
Tenist731/
Tenjhi731/
Tenjit731/
Tennga731/
Tenngy731/
Tensie731/
Tenhie731/
Tenieh731/
Teenii731/
Theani731/
Theini731/
Tetgni731/
Teigni731/
Teenai731/
Teenge731/
Temgip731/
Temgoi731/
Teneih731/
Tingih731/
Tienoi731/
Tuensi731/
Tenaai731/
Ttingi731/
Tnenge731/
Tenssi731/
Teanji731/
Tenjui731/
Tengha731/
Tenais731/
Tetnui731/
Teanoi731/
Hteini731/
Tenaia730/
Teneis730/
Tenois730/
Tieniy730/
Tenguicht711/
Tena6764,332/
Tene6723,035/
Tini6716,088/
Teny6714,074/
Tyni671,541/
Thetnoi67639/
Tenchio67260/
Tinggie67249/
Tenisch67218/
Tengaya67196/
Thensit67179/
Tengget6788/
Taensui6783/
Thingit6769/
Tinggai6754/
Thengha6749/
Tenghea6739/
Tenh6719/
Tinggih6719/
Tingihe6718/
Tenguey6717/
Tencich6715/
Tienzai6715/
Tení6713/
Tinghui6712/
Téni6712/
Thaensi679/
Tiongoi679/
Taingai678/
Tiensai678/
Tenchai678/
Tinguit677/
Tenchoi676/
Tenghed676/
Tkgi676/
Tnsi675/
Tengher675/
Tenguha675/
Teheeni675/
Thengge674/
Tengerr674/
Thaingi673/
Tenj673/
Tenggay673/
Toensie673/
Tenuich672/
Thendge672/
Tengger672/
Tengheh672/
Tinguis672/
Teinchi672/
Tené672/
Tengued672/
Tenguet672/
Thetnui672/
Tinghai672/
Tinggui672/
Teannoi672/
Teengee672/
Tnji672/
Tqgi671/
Tthenge671/
Tehenit671/
Tehnitt671/
Teihnie671/
Tennget671/
Thenghe671/
Thengje671/
Thienai671/
Thiensi671/
Teinnie671/
Tyongie671/
Ttyongi671/
Tinghyi671/
Htenich671/
Hdtegni671/
Teingeh671/
Tengueh671/
Tenahai671/
Tenchis671/
Tendjui671/
Taheini671/
Taingoi671/
Tnci671/
Tnga671/
Toenzie671/
Thoenge671/
Ting'ai671/
Tingier671/
Tinngai671/
Tienssi671/
Tiehnyi671/
Dtingui671/
Tyongoi671/
Thentge671/
Theunie671/
Tengech671/
Tengeet671/
Tinggis671/
Tjni671/
Tnge671/
Tnxi671/
Thingid671/
Tensitt671/
Tennger671/
Tenggeh671/
Teanjai671/
Teenaid671/
Teineit670/
Teiniey670/
Tennsie670/
Tensich670/
Tennges670/
Tieniey670/
Teaniey670/

Tengi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tengi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﻨﺠﻲaltnjy-
Tengi in the Marathi language
तेण्गीtengi-
Tengi in the Oriya language
େଟିeti57.14
େତିeti42.86

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