Tenkou Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tenkou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tenkou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172

Tenkou (12) may also be a first name.

Tenkou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tenkou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﻜﻮ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tenkou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenkou live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tenkou is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.

Tenkou is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Tenkou is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 62 percent are found, West Region, where 19 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 17 percent are found and Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tengkou9233/
Ten'kou921/
Tenkoue921/
Tenko91322/
Tenku91285/
Tienkoue8664/
Tienkoué861/
Tenkeu831,057/
Tengku83797/
Tengko83524/
Tinkou83214/
Thenko8376/
Tenkku8375/
Tenkue8363/
Taenko8313/
Tenkui8310/
Tenkoo8310/
Tuenko8310/
Tenkoe839/
Tienko839/
Tenkho839/
Teunko837/
Teenko831/
Thenku831/
Tenkuu831/
Tnko8015/
Tnku802/
Taengko77168/
Tengkue7798/
Tenkiyo7723/
Tienkeu7720/
Tinkous7718/
Tinkoue7715/
Tenkush7713/
Tionkou7712/
Teunkeu7711/
Dtengko775/
Thaenko774/
Tengkuh773/
Tenkeuo773/
Dtinkou772/
Teungku772/
Tenkhuu771/
Tengkoy771/
Tenkeuh771/
Tengkuu771/
Tinku732,516/
Tenka731,639/
Tinko73299/
Tynku73157/
Tenco73129/
Tynko73115/
Tencu7358/
Tinkouye711/
Tinkouet711/
Tengco672,662/
Tenkai671,071/
Tinkoi67515/
Tionko67352/
Tencos67237/
Tinkeu67176/
Tingku67109/
Tenkei6777/
Tencco6767/
Tinkoo6764/
Tengka6753/
Tenkap6748/
Tingko6735/
Tenkay6719/
Tinkoe6719/
Tinkut6717/
Tinkku6712/
Tenkač6710/
Tienka6710/
Tenkad676/
Tenkey675/
Tenkáč675/
Tenkie673/
Tenkka673/
Tienco672/
Tinkuh672/
Tenkha672/
Teunka672/
Tiengkhoh671/
Tinnko671/
Tinkau671/
Tynkus671/
Ttenka671/
Tenkaa671/
Tenkae671/
Timnko671/
Tinkko671/
Tinkuu671/
Tuunku671/
Tyonko671/
Temkui671/
Tencut671/
Tinkoh671/
Tinkop671/
Tinkoy671/

Tenkou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tenkou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻨﻜﻮtnkw-

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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 Tenkou
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