Tengong Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Tengong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
Tengong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tengong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tengong occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tengong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tengong is the 1,497,948th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Tengong is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tengong reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 99 percent reside and Bauchi, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tengong
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