Tenkeu Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenkeu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenkeu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,0381:20,0092,719
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tenkeu (34) may also be a first name.

Tenkeu Last Name Facts

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

Tenkeu is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenkeu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 346,158th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. The surname Tenkeu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tenkeu reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tenkeu is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,038 people, or 1 in 20,009. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 38 percent live, West Region, where 28 percent live and Centre Region, where 28 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Tenkeu Last Name Statistics demography

Tenkeu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning $20,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tienkeu9220/
Teunkeu9211/
Tenkeuo923/
Tenkeuh921/
Tenke911,172/
Tenku91285/
Tengku83797/
Tinkeu83176/
Tenkei8377/
Tenkku8375/
Tenkue8363/
Tenkeš8338/
Tenkeh8338/
Tenkou8336/
Tenkce8311/
Tienke8310/
Tenkui8310/
Tengke839/
Tenkoe839/
Tenkey835/
Tenkep835/
Thenke833/
Tenkie833/
Tenkae831/
Thenku831/
Ten'ke831/
Tenkuu831/
Tehnke830/
Tnku802/
Tengket77941/
Tengkue7798/
Tengkou7733/
Tenkush7713/
Tingkeu7712/
Tengkeh775/
Tengkey773/
Tengkuh773/
Tengkes772/
Thienke772/
Teungku772/
Tenkhuu771/
Thenkey771/
Tenkoue771/
Ten'kou771/
Tinkeyu771/
Tengkuu771/
Tinku732,516/
Tenka731,639/
Tenki73451/
Tenko73322/
Tence73309/
Tinke73199/
Tynku73157/
Tencu7358/
Tünke739/
Tenky733/
Tnkes731/
Thnke731/
Tienkoue7164/
Thenkhet714/
Tingkeyu714/
Tenngket711/
Tienkoué711/
Tenkhi671,560/
Tenkai671,071/
Tinkey67674/
Tengko67524/
Tinkou67214/
Tingke67184/
Tünker67148/
Tingku67109/
Thenko6776/
Tenche6773/
Tengka6753/
Tenkap6748/
Tengki6740/
Tyncke6735/
Tinceu6726/
Tenkay6719/
Tinkoe6719/
Tinkut6717/
Tenkki6715/
Taenko6713/
Tincke6713/
Tinkku6712/
Tönker6712/
Teenki6712/
Tenkač6710/
Tuenko6710/
Tienka6710/
Tenkoo6710/
Tienko679/
Tenkho679/
Tenkés679/
Tngkes678/
Themke678/
Teunko677/
Tenkad676/
Tenque675/
Tenkáč675/
Temkes674/
Tenkka673/
Thinke673/
Tenkio673/
Tenkha672/
Teunka672/
Tinkie672/
Tinkuh672/
Tinkeh672/
Teenko671/
Tynkus671/
Tngket671/
Ttenka671/
Tenkaa671/
Tinkuu671/
Tinkei671/
Tuunku671/
Temkui671/
Tencut671/
Tionke671/
Tinkep671/
Temket671/
Tinkau671/
Tnkeer671/
Tinkee670/

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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 Tenkeu
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