Tingana Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tingana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tingana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
India101:76,706,538639,611
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tingana (517) may also be a first name.

Tingana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tingana (Marathi: िंटगणा, Oriya: ଟିାନା) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tingana.

How Common Is The Last Name Tingana? popularity and diffusion

Tingana is the 1,159,732nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tingana live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 371,657th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 517 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 536,413. In South Africa Tingana is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent reside, Western Cape, where 16 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 7 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Tingana occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and Ecuador, where 10 percent reside.

Tingana Last Name Statistics demography

Tingana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.07% less than the national average, earning R 111,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tingana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tingana in the Marathi language
िंटगणाintagana-
Tingana in the Oriya language
ଟିାନାtiana50
ଟିାଣାtiana37.5
ଟିଂଗାନାtingana12.5

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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 Tingana
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