Itambu Surname

179,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Itambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,2871:23,1492,854
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Itambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Itambu (Hindi: िटम्बू) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Itambu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Itambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,783rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,072,321 people. The last name Itambu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Itambu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Itambu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,287 people, or 1 in 23,149. In Tanzania Itambu is most common in: Singida Region, where 82 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Itambu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gitambu921/
Istambu921/
Aitambou8613/
Githambu861/
Itembu83474/
Utambu831/
Aitembu77163/
Gitamvu7748/
Yitembu7721/
Etambui7716/
Getambu771/
Ytambeu771/
Ithembu771/
Haitembu711,400/
Itoumbou7164/
Aytambou717/
Itanwu6713/
Utembu674/
Haitembuh671/
Etembu671/
Etombu671/
Gitanvu624/
Ytembeu622/
Etembou621/
Uthembu621/
Ithonbut571/
Etoumbou571/
Ytembeuh571/

Itambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Itambu in the Hindi language
िटम्बूitambu-

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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 Itambu
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