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
The last name Tenkam (Marathi: टकाम) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenkam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tenkam is the 777,192nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Tenkam reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tenkam is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 43 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 100,821. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 43 percent live, Littoral Region, where 31 percent live and West Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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