Thenga Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thenga Surname Definition:

Thenga is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: ground.

Thenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2841:42,1945,392
India721:10,653,686201,049
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Lesotho221:92,38910,629
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Thenga (243) may also be a first name.

Thenga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thenga is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: ground.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Thenga Last Name Facts

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

Thenga (Hindi: ठेंगा) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Thenga.

How Common Is The Last Name Thenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 272,070th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. The surname Thenga occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Thenga live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thenga is also the 573,164th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 243 people.

The surname Thenga is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,284 people, or 1 in 42,194. In South Africa Thenga is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Other than South Africa Thenga exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Thenga Last Name Statistics demography

Thenga earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning R 225,024 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thengha9249/
Tenga9110,057/
Thnga911/
Thiennga864/
Thaennga861/
Thengahe861/
Tengah832,889/
Thengo831,973/
Thinga83444/
Tienga83260/
Tengga83206/
Tengay83149/
Teunga83148/
Tengai8324/
Tengoa838/
Tengas838/
Thngai835/
Teenga833/
Tuenga832/
Tengat832/
Themga832/
Temnga832/
Tengap832/
Tengaa832/
Tennga831/
Ttenga831/
Tengad831/
Toenga831/
Tengau831/
Tengha831/
Tnga801/
Thiengo77369/
Tenghea7739/
Tenggau7717/
Tenggai775/
Thing'a774/
Tenggah773/
Tenggay773/
Tenghai772/
Tengait771/
Temngah771/
Tenghap771/
Tenghah771/
Tenghad771/
Tehegah771/
Tengahe771/
Thengot771/
Tengaai771/
Tinga7336,836/
Tengo732,603/
Temga732,256/
Thngo732/
Tngah731/
Tengó731/
Tynga731/
Thingait719/
Thing'au714/
Thingaud713/
The'ngou711/
Tiengo672,953/
Tingga67670/
Tingay67616/
Tingas67555/
Tenggo67439/
Tingai67416/
Tionga67289/
Tingah67256/
Tingaz67251/
Tengou67125/
Tingaa67121/
Ting'a67109/
Tengoi6776/
Tengoy6767/
Tingha6742/
Tingau6740/
Tingad6735/
Tingat6724/
Thingo6722/
Tengho6722/
Tengoh6720/
Temgah676/
Teñgay674/
Timnga674/
Tyonga674/
Tuunga674/
Tinnga672/
Tngaux671/
Teungo671/
Tehngo671/
Teengo671/
Tengod671/
Tingoa671/
Teng'o671/
Tuengo671/
Tingap671/

Thenga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thenga in the Hindi language
ठेंगाthenga-

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