Tengwei Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tengwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tengwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
China131:105,178,5825,529

Tengwei (3,411) may also be a first name.

Tengwei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tengwei occurs most in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tengwei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tengwei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tengwei is the 2,091,648th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Tengwei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Tengwei live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 121,891st most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 3,411 people.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 305,427. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 35 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 34 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 29 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in China, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tengwe92194/
Tengwi9294/
Tingwei8669/
Tengwer8652/
Tiengwe8650/
Tengwie861/
Thengwe861/
Taengwe861/
Taengkwi804/
Tengweyo801/
Tengwehe801/
Tengue775,365/
Tengwa771,012/
Tingwe77213/
Tengbe7792/
Tengbi7745/
Tengui7712/
Tenkwi7712/
Tingwi775/
Tenkwe771/
Thuengwai751/
Tengqwist751/
Taengwa71692/
Thengwa71154/
Tengkue7198/
Tengoue7125/
Tingwey7120/
Tengueu7120/
Thingwe7119/
Tengver7117/
Tenguey7117/
Tienkwe7115/
Teng'wa7110/
Tiengwa718/
Tengbea716/
Thengue713/
Tengwah712/
Teungwa712/
Teungue712/
Tengwaa711/
Tingwai711/
Tengway711/
Tingwoi711/
Tengueh711/
Tengbey711/
Tenghui711/
Tenngue710/
Taengkwa67150/
Thingwai6731/
Thiengue6712/
Tengwayo671/
Tngwa671/
Thengbai671/

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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 Tengwei
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