Thenga Surname
Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname
Thenga Surname Definition:
Thenga is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: ground.
Thenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,284 | 1:42,194 | 5,392 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Lesotho | 22 | 1:92,389 | 10,629 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
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.
Thenga Demographics
Average Thenga Salary in
South Africa
R 225,024
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thenga (Hindi: ठेंगा) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thenga is the 272,070th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,092,625 people. Thenga is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Thenga live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 573,164th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 243 people.
The last name Thenga is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,284 people, or 1 in 42,194. In South Africa Thenga is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
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
Thenga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thenga in the Hindi language | ||
| ठेंगा | thenga | - |
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Footnotes
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