Tingei Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tingei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tingei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya731:632,60128,796
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tingei (12) may also be a first name.

Tingei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tingei is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tingei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tingei is the 1,828,462nd most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Tingei reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tingei is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 632,601. In Kenya Tingei is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 85 percent are found, Nandi County, where 12 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Malaysia, where 12 percent are found.

Tingei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timngei926/
Tinggei922/
Tinge91736/
Tingey833,336/
Tengei8391/
Tingge8345/
Thinge8340/
Tingea8327/
Tingeh8317/
Tinyei8313/
Tingee838/
Tingii834/
Tingie834/
Timgei833/
Tainge832/
Tinehi831/
Tingji831/
Tinggie77249/
Tingehe77155/
Tingihe7718/
Tingiyo775/
Tinggee772/
Teingeh771/
Tionyei771/
Tingeet771/
Tingjai771/
Tingjui771/
Tenge735,019/
Tinje73316/
Tinye73133/
Tinhe7352/
Tinie7338/
Tinhi7321/
Tigne7316/
Tänge7311/
Tinée732/
Tinié732/
Tinji731/
Tngee731/
Tenggehi7146/
Tinggehe716/
Taingnoi714/
Tengeiji712/
Teingnoi712/
Dhtainge711/
Tinggihe711/
Tiengyui711/
Tiengjai711/
Theingiy711/
Thingyai711/
Tengey676,141/
Tigner672,410/
Thenge671,688/
Thinji67268/
Tenjei67153/
Tinjić67144/
Tigney67135/
Tengie6753/
Tengge6750/
Tinsie6725/
Tinier6724/
Tiniay6720/
Tiniha6719/
Tinyih6719/
Thynge6718/
Tenyei6718/
Teingnier6718/
Tengea6717/
Tignee6713/
Tinija6710/
Tignes6710/
Tinjer677/
Tienie675/
Tengji675/
Tengee674/
Tiniji674/
Tinyee674/
Tinyit674/
Ttenge673/
Tionie673/
Tenhei673/
Tinjui672/
Thinhi672/
Taigne672/
Tignet672/
Tinhie672/
Tionye672/
Teange671/
Tinggiehe671/
Tinies671/
Tiniis671/
Teenge671/
Toigne671/
Tiniez671/
Tiniio671/
Tiniyo671/
Tinjey671/
Tignoi671/
Tinjai671/
Tinhai671/
Tngyai671/

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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 Tingei
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis