Tingwey Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Tingwey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Tingwey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tingwey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tingwey is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tingwey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tingwey is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tingwey live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Tingwey is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 89 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tingwe | 92 | 213 | / |
| Tinguey | 86 | 75 | / |
| Tingwei | 86 | 69 | / |
| Tiengwe | 86 | 50 | / |
| Thingwe | 86 | 19 | / |
| Tengweyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tingue | 77 | 1,042 | / |
| Tengwe | 77 | 194 | / |
| Tingwa | 77 | 70 | / |
| Tingbe | 77 | 62 | / |
| Tingve | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tingwi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tingby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tingkue | 71 | 140 | / |
| Tengwei | 71 | 81 | / |
| Tengwer | 71 | 52 | / |
| Tingbay | 71 | 35 | / |
| Tinguee | 71 | 33 | / |
| Tingueu | 71 | 31 | / |
| Tinggue | 71 | 20 | / |
| Tenguey | 71 | 17 | / |
| Tienkwe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tingoue | 71 | 12 | / |
| Tiengwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Thingue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tinguay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tiongue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tengwie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tin'gbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tinghue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tengbey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tingwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tengway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tingwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thingwai | 67 | 31 | / |
| Thiengue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Thiongue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tengwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tngwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tengwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tingbaye | 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
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- 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 Tingwey
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