Thengu Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Thengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Thengu (294) may also be a first name.
Thengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thengu (Hindi: ठेंगू, Marathi: ठगु, Oriya: େଠୁେବେହରା) is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thengu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Thengu live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thengu is also the 514,566th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 294 people.
The surname Thengu is most frequent in Botswana, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Without taking into account Botswana this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and India, where 31 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tengu | 91 | 3,024 | / |
| The'ngou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tenguh | 83 | 259 | / |
| Tengou | 83 | 125 | / |
| Tuengu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Tenggu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Tiengu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Thingu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tengut | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tenghu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tenguz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenguu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ttengu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tengau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tngu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tiengou | 77 | 53 | / |
| Tengueu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Tenggau | 77 | 17 | / |
| Tenguha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tengout | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tenghui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thuungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tingu | 73 | 1,065 | / |
| Tyngu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Temgu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tnggu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tengó | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tenghult | 71 | 19 | / |
| Themghou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Thing'au | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thingaud | 71 | 3 | / |
| Thinghuus | 67 | 72 | / |
| Tinggu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tingus | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tingau | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tingou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tyongu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Temgou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tuungu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tengoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thionghou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tingud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tngaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinguá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Timngu | 67 | 1 | / |
Thengu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thengu in the Marathi language | ||
| ठगु | thagu | 65.22 |
| ठगू | thagu | 34.78 |
| Thengu in the Hindi language | ||
| ठेंगू | thengu | 60 |
| ठेंगु | thengu | 40 |
| Thengu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଠୁେବେହରା | ethuebehara | 42.55 |
| େଠୁସାହୁ | ethusahu | 34.04 |
| େଠୁନାଏକ | ethuna'eka | 23.4 |
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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 Thengu
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