Tenkam Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
India1581:4,854,844122,998
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

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

Tenkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenkam in the Marathi language
टकामtakama90.06
टेकामtekama9.36
टकमtakama0.58

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenkam
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