Tenjem Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenjem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenjem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tenjem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tenjem is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tenjem.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenjem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Tenjem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Tenjem reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 79 percent live, Northwest Region, where 11 percent live and West Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tendjem921/
Tnjem911/
Tengem8332/
Tenzem8326/
Tenjen834/
Tanjem834/
Tenyem832/
Tinjem832/
Tensem832/
Tenjim831/
Tanjeem77509/
Temdjem773/
Tiensem772/
Tengeme771/
Tinjeem771/
Tienjen771/
Tenseme771/
Tehneem771/
Tenjine771/
Teangem771/
Tnzem732/
Tnsem732/
Teneheim713/
Tensheme711/
Thenjeng711/
Tienjien711/
Tengemne711/
Tanjim679,544/
Tenjin671,215/
Tensen67973/
Tengen67945/
Tenyen6790/
Tengim6784/
Temzem6780/
Temjen6770/
Tenzen6730/
Tingem6726/
Tincem6713/
Tinjen679/
Tinyem678/
Tinjim677/
Tenhim677/
Temsem675/
Theanjeen674/
Toniem672/
Tenyim672/
Tenhen672/
Thienjeen671/
Thensheem671/
Teangniem671/
Tinsem671/
Temgem671/
Tenien671/
Tnseem671/

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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 Tenjem
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