Tengu Surname

146,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1971:61,7217,343
India6201:1,237,20249,284
Cameroon4181:49,6876,512
Japan3131:408,44813,021
Tanzania2401:220,59018,364
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Albania141:208,14713,618
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tengu (500) may also be a first name.

Tengu Last Name Facts

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

Tengu (Hindi: टेंगू, Marathi: तगु, Russian: Тэнгу) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tengu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 146,568th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,409,903 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Tengu reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 379,225th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 500 people.

Tengu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,197 people, or 1 in 61,721. Not including The DR Congo Tengu exists in 26 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Tengu Last Name Statistics demography

Tengu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.08% less than the national average, earning R 75,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenguh91259/
Tengou91125/
Thengu9165/
Tuengu9155/
Tenggu9129/
Tiengu9120/
Teingu916/
Tengut914/
Tenghu912/
Ttengu911/
Tenguz911/
Tenguu911/
Tengau911/
Tenu891,495/
Tngu892/
Tiengou8353/
Tengueu8320/
Tenggau8317/
Tenguha835/
Tengout832/
Tenghui831/
Teingou831/
Thenu802,142/
Tenou801,663/
Tingu801,065/
Tenau80362/
Tenus80224/
Tenhu80183/
Teneu8087/
Tenud8080/
Tenut8063/
Teenu8044/
Tenuh8032/
Teunu8029/
Tienu8022/
Teanu809/
Temgu804/
Tyngu804/
Tențu804/
Tnggu803/
Tegnu802/
Tetnu801/
Tenui801/
Teinu801/
Tengó801/
Tenghult7719/
The'ngou771/
Tienou734,191/
Tenaud73901/
Tenoux73247/
Teneus73199/
Thenau7350/
Tinggu7347/
Tingus7340/
Tingau7340/
Tingou7339/
Tesnau7335/
Teneud7326/
Tyongu7324/
Teneut7321/
Teunou7317/
Teneux7313/
Thingu7311/
Tenaux7311/
Tenahu739/
Temgou735/
Tesnuy735/
Tuyngu734/
Tuungu734/
Tesnui733/
Teanau732/
Dteanu731/
Tngaux731/
Theenu731/
Tingud731/
Tenous731/
Tenuha731/
Tetnou731/
Teynou731/
Tegnou731/
Tehnuh731/
Teinou731/
Teinus731/
Teenou731/
Teenus731/
Theneu731/
Tengoe731/
Tenhou731/
Tenouh731/
Tenaus731/
Tinghu731/
Tinguá731/
Tienuy731/
Timngu731/
Thenou731/
Tetnui731/
Tenaut730/
Teanus730/
Teinuy730/
Tinu673,499/
Tinguha67787/
Tingaud67440/
Thenoux67199/
Thenaud67108/
Tinghus6767/
Temghou6739/
Tingueu6731/
Tinggau6722/
Tinghui6712/
Tenuich672/
Tinghou672/
Tenault672/
Tångudd672/
Thetnui672/
Tienhou671/
Tyonngu671/
Teinnou671/
Thenaux671/
Theanau671/
Theanou671/
Tenhaus671/
Thuungu671/
Tiongou671/
Tingaut671/
Tinngou671/
Ttingou671/
Dtingou671/
Tenouch671/
Tcgu671/

Tengu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tengu in the Hindi language
टेंगूtengu-
Tengu in the Marathi language
तगुtagu57.14
टगुtagu42.86
Tengu in the Russian language
Тэнгуtengu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tengu
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