Tengwa Surname

358,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4391:123,41214,564
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Zimbabwe1901:81,25411,884
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Tengwa (78) may also be a first name.

Tengwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tengwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tengwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 358,318th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,201,132 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tengwa live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tengwa is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 78 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 123,412. In South Africa Tengwa is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found.

Tengwa Last Name Statistics demography

Tengwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.75% less than the national average, earning R 166,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taengwa92692/
Thengwa92154/
Teng'wa9210/
Tiengwa928/
Tengwah922/
Teungwa922/
Tengway921/
Tengwaa921/
Tngwa911/
Taengkwa86150/
Tengwe83194/
Tengba83109/
Tengwi8394/
Tingwa8370/
Tengua8367/
Temgwa8328/
Tenkwa8324/
Tengwo8317/
Thuengwai801/
Tengwei7781/
Taengua7779/
Tengwer7752/
Tiengwe7750/
Tengbau7725/
Tengvad7712/
Tengbea776/
Themgwa775/
Tenguha775/
Thengua774/
Teunkwa773/
Tengkua773/
Tenghua772/
Tiengua771/
Tengwie771/
Tienkwa771/
Temgwah771/
Taengwe771/
Thingwa771/
Tingwai771/
Tengvat771/
Tenguay771/
Thengwe771/
Thingwai7131/
Tiengwoh7110/
Taengkwi714/
Tyongkwa714/
Tengwehe711/
Teengbaa711/
Thengbai711/
Tengue675,365/
Tingba67511/
Tingwe67213/
Tengbe6792/
Tingua6791/
Tengbi6745/
Taengkuha6739/
Tengby6720/
Tenkwi6712/
Tengui6712/
Tingwo6711/
Tingwi675/
Tengbo674/
Tenkwo674/
Tinkwa672/
Tenguo672/
Temgua672/
Tincwa672/
Taengkuay671/
Taengguai671/
Tengqwist671/
Tenkwe671/

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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
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  • 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 Tengwa
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