Tabamu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tabamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tabamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tabamu (11) may also be a first name.

Tabamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tabamu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tabamu? popularity and diffusion

Tabamu is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Tabamu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Tabamu are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Hela, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Tabamu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tabasmu922/
Tabaimu921/
Tabasmus861/
Taibamou861/
Tawamu834/
Tavamu832/
Tabemu831/
Thavamu7733/
Thebamu7710/
Tavasmu771/
Tebamou771/
Tova'amu7136/
Towamou623/

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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 Tabamu
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