Tamanda Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Tamanda Surname Definition:
Tamanda is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: praise (the Lord).
Tamanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 96 | 1:216,344 | 21,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tamanda (13,587) may also be a first name.
Tamanda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tamanda is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: praise (the Lord).
Tamanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tamanda is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tamanda.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamanda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Tamanda live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 49,741st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13,587 people.
The last name Tamanda is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 216,344. In Cameroon Tamanda is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 85 percent live, Far North Region, where 9 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thamanda | 93 | 290 | / |
| Tammanda | 93 | 5 | / |
| Tamandah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tamandda | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tamandas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Taimandai | 88 | 4 | / |
| Taimandaa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tomanda | 86 | 159 | / |
| Tamonda | 86 | 153 | / |
| Tamando | 86 | 118 | / |
| Tamandi | 86 | 92 | / |
| Tamande | 86 | 13 | / |
| Temanda | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tamandy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thamando | 80 | 481 | / |
| Tamonday | 80 | 35 | / |
| Tommanda | 80 | 15 | / |
| Tomandau | 80 | 8 | / |
| Thamande | 80 | 8 | / |
| Tamgonda | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tomanday | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tamander | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tasmando | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tammandi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tamandeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tamonnda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tamandie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tamhandy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tamayndy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tammachinda | 78 | 2 | / |
| Thamachinda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thommanda | 75 | 3 | / |
| Thoumanda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tamondaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thammachinda | 74 | 2 | / |
| Tamondo | 71 | 163 | / |
| Tamonde | 71 | 84 | / |
| Tamondi | 71 | 36 | / |
| Tomande | 71 | 25 | / |
| Tomandi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Thamahandi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tomando | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tomonda | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tamondez | 67 | 326 | / |
| Tamondes | 67 | 69 | / |
| Tamounde | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tamhondi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tommandi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tamondis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tomonday | 67 | 4 | / |
| Toumandi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tamoundi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tomander | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tammonde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamondih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thomandi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tomandje | 67 | 1 | / |
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