Tenkam Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Tenkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 206 | 1:100,821 | 11,910 |
| India | 158 | 1:4,854,844 | 122,998 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Tenkam (43) may also be a first name.
Tenkam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenkam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tenkam (Marathi: टकाम) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenkam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 777,192nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname Tenkam occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Tenkam live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 43 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 100,821. In Cameroon Tenkam is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 43 percent live, Littoral Region, where 31 percent live and West Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent live and Tunisia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teunkam | 92 | 35 | / |
| Tenkham | 92 | 17 | / |
| Tuenkam | 92 | 12 | / |
| Tienkam | 92 | 9 | / |
| Taenkam | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ttenkam | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tengkam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tnkam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taenkham | 86 | 9 | / |
| Taengkam | 86 | 5 | / |
| Thienkam | 86 | 5 | / |
| Thaenkam | 86 | 5 | / |
| Teunkham | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tienkham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tuenkham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Teungkam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taenkkam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tinkam | 83 | 212 | / |
| Thaenkham | 80 | 620 | / |
| Taengkham | 80 | 361 | / |
| Tiengkham | 80 | 17 | / |
| Thienkham | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thengkham | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thuenkham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tinkham | 77 | 2,391 | / |
| Temkham | 77 | 40 | / |
| Thinkam | 77 | 17 | / |
| Tyngkam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tinkahm | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tinckam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Themkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tinkame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tiencam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ttinkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thaengkham | 75 | 69 | / |
| Thoengkham | 75 | 61 | / |
| Thuengkham | 75 | 49 | / |
| Thiengkham | 75 | 3 | / |
| Thinkham | 71 | 1,274 | / |
| Tinckham | 71 | 24 | / |
| Thingkam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tingkham | 71 | 3 | / |
| Thinkkam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tinkhame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thaenkom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thingkham | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tingkaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Tinkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinkom | 67 | 1 | / |
Tenkam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tenkam in the Marathi language | ||
| टकाम | takama | 90.06 |
| टेकाम | tekama | 9.36 |
| टकम | takama | 0.58 |
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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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- 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 Tenkam
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