Tinaga Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Tinaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Tinaga (94) may also be a first name.
Tinaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tinaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tinaga occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tinaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Tinaga reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 94 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon Tinaga is most prevalent in: North Region, where 96 percent are found, Far North Region, where 2 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toinaga | 92 | 41 | / |
| Tinhaga | 92 | 33 | / |
| Tinanga | 92 | 25 | / |
| Tinagas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thinaga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tinagai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tainagat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tinago | 83 | 2,528 | / |
| Tinega | 83 | 1,630 | / |
| Tunaga | 83 | 73 | / |
| Tenaga | 83 | 23 | / |
| Tinoga | 83 | 10 | / |
| Tinagi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tinage | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tinonga | 77 | 307 | / |
| Tinango | 77 | 136 | / |
| Tignoga | 77 | 97 | / |
| Tingoga | 77 | 26 | / |
| Tainage | 77 | 20 | / |
| Tenanga | 77 | 13 | / |
| Thinage | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tyonaga | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tinoñga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tinagos | 77 | 3 | / |
| Toynaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tinagui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tunagha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thunaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenagad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thinangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tinangou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Thinager | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tignagou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tinongga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Titnoiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenagi | 67 | 285 | / |
| Tunega | 67 | 108 | / |
| Tinego | 67 | 44 | / |
| Tenage | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tinogo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tenega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tenago | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tenhaunga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tinaga
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