Tokeng Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tokeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho821:24,7874,958
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tokeng (385) may also be a first name.

Tokeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tokeng is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tokeng.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokeng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,115,011th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Tokeng live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tokeng is also the 441,679th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 385 people.

The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 24,787. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.

Tokeng Last Name Statistics demography

Tokeng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.46% less than the national average, earning R 60,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tohkeng92101/
Toukeng9212/
Thokeng921/
Tokkeng921/
Toikeng921/
Tokeung921/
Thokoeng8641/
Tuokueng861/
Tekeng83493/
Takeng83169/
Toking83116/
Tukeng8323/
Thakeng77293/
Teukeng77245/
Takaeng77229/
Tokiong7721/
Tukkeng7711/
Takieng777/
Teekeng776/
Taukeng776/
Tokyong775/
Tokking772/
Tooceng771/
Todking771/
Tatkeng771/
Tooking771/
Tekueng771/
Takoeng771/
Takng731/
Thakaeng712,218/
Thekoeng71159/
Thotking7170/
Theekeng7132/
Takengue7111/
Toucheng712/
Taekaeng711/
Thakoeng711/
Takkeung711/
Thoeking711/
Taking67209/
Teking67103/
Tuking6782/
Takengowa6721/
Tuceng6718/
Tocing677/
Teqing671/
Thakaenng671/
Takemg671/

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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 Tokeng
  • 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