Tengwi Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Tengwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tengwi (35) may also be a first name.
Tengwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tengwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tengwi is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tengwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tengwi is the 1,918,812th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Tengwi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tengwi reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tengwi is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 35 people.
Tengwi is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 324,517. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 53 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 47 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Tengwi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tengwei | 92 | 81 | / |
| Tengwie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taengkwi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tengwa | 83 | 1,012 | / |
| Tengwe | 83 | 194 | / |
| Tengbi | 83 | 45 | / |
| Tenkwi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tengui | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tingwi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Thuengwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tengqwist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tingwei | 77 | 69 | / |
| Tengwer | 77 | 52 | / |
| Tiengwe | 77 | 50 | / |
| Teng'wa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tiengwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tingwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tengway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tingwoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenghui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taengwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thengwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tengwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tngwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thingwai | 71 | 31 | / |
| Thengbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tengwehe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tengue | 67 | 5,365 | / |
| Tingui | 67 | 300 | / |
| Tingwe | 67 | 213 | / |
| Tengbe | 67 | 92 | / |
| Tingwa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Tengua | 67 | 67 | / |
| Tingbi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tenkwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tengquist | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tengby | 67 | 20 | / |
| Temgui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tenkui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Taengguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tengwi
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