Tengteng Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tengteng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tengteng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tengteng (16,736) may also be a first name.

Tengteng Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tengteng Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tengteng has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tengteng.

How Common Is The Last Name Tengteng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tengteng are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 43,015th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 16,736 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa Tengteng is most common in: North West, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 7 percent reside. Beside South Africa Tengteng exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Tengteng Last Name Statistics demography

Tengteng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.6% less than the national average, earning R 69,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tengtieng941/
Taengtieng891/
Tiengtieng891/
Taengthng821/
Tengthing821/
Tingting75657/
Tuengtin751/
Tyngtyng751/
Theungtin714/
Thengthin711/
Thuengthin67210/
Tingtingne6711/
Tingtin678/
Tingthin637/
Thingtin635/
Thingtem631/
Thingthin594/

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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 Tengteng
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