Yengu Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Yengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 145 | 1:365,115 | 26,840 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Yengu (49) may also be a first name.
Yengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yengu (Marathi: येनगु) is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yengu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 914,967th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Yengu occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Yengu are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 49 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 365,115. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 60 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yengu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yengu in the Marathi language | ||
| येनगु | yenagu | 80 |
| यगु | yagu | 20 |
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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 Yengu
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