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 surname Itambu (Hindi: िटम्बू) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Itambu? popularity and diffusion

Itambu is the 179,783rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,072,321 people. The surname Itambu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Itambu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

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

Itambu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Itambu last name is chiefly 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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