Tingou Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Tingou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Tingou (698) may also be a first name.
Tingou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tingou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tingou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tingou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tingou live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 312,842nd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 698 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 913,906. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 71 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 24 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 28 percent reside and The Congo, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Tingou
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