Tamba Surname

4,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia26,8171:4,932619
Liberia22,0621:20023
Sierra Leone18,6821:37966
Senegal12,8081:1,138131
DR Congo6,8201:10,8331,338
Gambia6,4691:29769
Philippines3,8331:26,4123,617
Tanzania3,5511:14,9091,936
Cameroon3,3551:6,190751
Congo2,5691:1,942316
Zambia1,3311:11,9081,376
India1,3111:585,09928,407
Benin1,1451:9,0271,258
Romania9031:22,2352,843
Ecuador7721:20,6032,881
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Papua New Guinea4371:18,6581,883
United States4121:879,75566,617
South Africa3721:145,63916,615
Niger3711:51,7312,572
Nigeria3631:487,99724,474
Kenya2941:157,07412,406
France2601:255,47239,438
Zimbabwe2121:72,82210,797
Algeria2041:189,37023,064
Uganda1971:198,16915,952
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Ivory Coast1061:217,6539,074
England871:640,43737,483
Italy681:899,36366,781
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada421:877,27667,671
Mauritania381:107,7606,553
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Australia271:999,84158,390
Japan271:4,734,97438,607
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Guinea-Bissau251:69,12186
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Norway111:467,48139,375
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belize11:355,4743,977
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Támba (415) & Tambá (2) are calculated separately.

Tamba (122,462) may also be a first name.

Tamba Last Name Facts

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

Tamba (Arabic: طمبا, Bengali: তম্বা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺐ, Hindi: ताम्बा, Marathi: तांबा, Oriya: ତା, Russian: Тамба, Tibetan: ཏམ་བཱ་) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Támba or Tambá. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,808th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 62,013 people. The last name Tamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Tamba reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 23 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tamba is also the 8,448th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 122,462 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 26,817 people, or 1 in 4,932. In Indonesia Tamba is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 67 percent are found, Riau, where 9 percent are found and West Java, where 6 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 19 percent are found and Sierra Leone, where 16 percent are found.

Tamba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tamba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tamba surname expanded 3,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tamba last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tamba surname are 27.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.01% more than the national average, earning €40,544 per year; in Norway they earn 40.12% less than the national average, earning 207,226 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.68% less than the national average, earning R 119,568 per year; in United States they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $40,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.72% less than the national average, earning $31,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Támba93415/
Tambá932/
Thamba9112,469/
Tambat917,463/
Tambai912,506/
Tambah912,471/
Tambay911,412/
Tambad91692/
Tamboa91267/
Tambaş91257/
Tatmba9190/
Taemba9167/
Taumba9166/
Tambau9155/
Taimba9152/
Tambas9150/
Teamba9149/
Tambaa9144/
Tambap9144/
Taamba9138/
Tambha9121/
Tambea919/
Tambaï917/
Tambaj916/
Ttamba914/
Tammba913/
Tambağ913/
Tambaí911/
Tambaz911/
Tambaya834,316/
Tamboğa83385/
Tatemba83232/
Tambach83174/
Tambuğa8366/
Tambash8353/
Thambai8350/
Tahumba8331/
Teambea8321/
Tatimba8316/
Tambaud8315/
Tambaja837/
Tambaia837/
Thambat836/
Thambaa835/
Tambatt835/
Tanmbat834/
Thambau834/
Tambhai833/
Taambat832/
Tambhat832/
Thanmba832/
Tambass832/
Thambah832/
Thambha831/
Ttambat831/
Thambay831/
Tambuha831/
Thahmba831/
Tambaah831/
Tambaay831/
Tambaha831/
Teambai831/
Tasimba831/
Tambahy831/
Tahamba831/
Tambe80118,744/
Temba8038,457/
Tambo8019,152/
Tomba8013,905/
Tambi808,736/
Tanba803,868/
Tamby80850/
Tamwa80427/
Tamua80105/
Tambè8072/
També8012/
Tamva804/
Thambash7733/
Tambeaux7717/
Thambath773/
Tambeaue772/
Thambhat772/
Geetamba771/
Thaimbah771/
Tanmbaya771/
Tachimba771/
Tambajje771/
Tatymbay771/
Themba7311,746/
Toumba7311,619/
Thambi734,897/
Tambis734,114/
Tombaş732,049/
Tambou731,702/
Thambo731,443/
Thamby731,205/
Tamber731,029/
Thambe73834/
Tambio73743/
Tambot73638/
Tembea73628/
Taumbe73503/
Tambey73487/
Teemba73422/
Tanbay73301/
Tambie73288/
Tamboy73235/
Thomba73234/
Tambod73208/
Tambić73206/
Tamboi73174/
Tanbai73164/
Taumua73131/
Tombaz73116/
Tambui73104/
Tamuay73100/
Tamboo7396/
Taimwa7394/
Tombas7392/
Tembay7390/
Tambet7390/
Tambes7376/
Tembai7375/
Tanbah7374/
Tambeh7373/
Tombea7373/
Tembah7369/
Tambit7368/
Tombad7363/
Taimbe7363/
Tambos7362/
Tamway7361/
Tamboh7360/
Tanbaş7358/
Tombay7357/
Tombai7353/
Tambeu7350/
Tembau7347/
Teambe7344/
Taambe7336/
Tanbat7336/
Tombat7336/
Tamwai7333/
Tambhi7331/
Tanmbe7329/
Tomboa7329/
Tambee7328/
Tamwau7327/
Toomba7326/
Tambuo7325/
Tambhe7324/
Tambih7324/
Tambei7322/
Tambid7319/
Tombah7317/
Ttambe7316/
Tanbas7310/
Tamhwa7310/
Tammbe737/
Taimua737/
Tahmbi737/
Tatmbo737/
Thanba736/
Tambiz736/
Tambyi736/
Tanmbi735/
Tammua735/
Tembha735/
Taambi735/
Tamuas734/
Tamwat734/
Tambii733/
Taimbi733/
Toimba733/
Taambo733/
Tuimba733/
Taumby732/
Tambed732/
Tambuy732/
Tanmbo732/
Taembo732/
Ttemba732/
Taimbo732/
Tgambo732/
Tonmba731/
Tuomba731/
Tembaa731/
Tamboj731/
Taumbi731/
Taumbo731/
Tammbi731/
Tamnbe731/
Tanbad731/
Tommba731/
Tohmba731/
Tamnby731/
Teumba731/
Tahmbe731/
Tamnwa731/
Tamuat731/
Tanbaj731/
Tanbaz731/
Tanboa731/
Tatnba731/
Taunba731/
Tanboğa671,224/
Thambou67390/
Tanbaya67370/
Toumbas67307/
Thamwai67155/
Thamboo67118/
Thanbai6770/
Tombach6756/
Tatembi6755/
Tanbuğa6738/
Tambets6735/
Tombeap6731/
Tambous6728/
Toumbai6721/
Tamberh6720/
Tambois6718/
Thambet6717/
Thambhi6713/
Tohumba6711/
Tambesh6711/
Tombacz6710/
Tomnbay6710/
Thambis679/
Tambooz676/
Tanbash676/
Tahambi675/
Tombaya675/
Tambost675/
Toombas675/
Thombad674/
Thambee674/
Tatimwa674/
Teamber674/
Toumbay674/
Tambouh673/
Tamouha673/
Tasemwa672/
Tosemba672/
Taimbee672/
Tombasz672/
Teamwat672/
Tahmboh672/
Tambeth672/
Tambioy672/
Tambouz672/
Taimbie672/
Thaimwa672/
Tthambi671/
Thaimbe671/
Thambey671/
Tembhaa671/
Thoumba671/
Thombas671/
Tambeet671/
Tambich671/
Taumbui671/
Tasinba671/
Tannmbe671/
Tanbays671/
Tanbuua671/
Teumbea671/
Thembah671/
Thanbat671/
Thamuay671/
Tahambe671/
Taimbiy671/
Tammbey671/
Tamnhwa671/
Tambout671/
Tamboux671/
Tambuoh671/
Tambatdowa671/
Toimbai671/
Toumbaa671/
Toumbat671/
Toummba671/
Tanbach671/
Tanmbeu671/
Tasembe671/
Tatimbi671/
Thombat671/
Dtoumba671/
Tasimbo671/
Thamwad671/
Tajmber671/
Teambou671/
Tammway670/

Tamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamba in the Tibetan language
ཏམ་བཱ་tamba-
Tamba in the Bengali language
তম্বাtamba66.67
তাম্বাtamba33.33
Tamba in the Oriya language
ତାta50.28
ତାାtaa32.96
ତାଂବାtamba1.12
ସାମଲsamala1.12
ବଗbaga0.56
ମମତାmamata0.56
ରାମrama0.56
ଯମୁନାyamuna0.56
ଗମାgama0.56
ବାଗbaga0.56
ସାବ୍ାsaba0.56
Tamba in the Hindi language
ताम्बाtamba48.89
तम्बाtamba24.44
तांबाtamba8.89
तमबाtamaba4.44
टम्बाtamba2.22
टंबाtamba2.22
तामबाtamaba2.22
तंबाtamba2.22
ताबाtaba2.22
टाम्बाtamba2.22
Tamba in the Marathi language
तांबाtamba40.43
तंबाtamba38.3
तांबेtambe17.02
टंबाtamba2.13
तुंबाtumba2.13
Tamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻤﺐtmb33.33
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﺎtamba28.57
ﺗﻤﺒﺎtmba23.81
ﺗﻨﺒﻪtnbh9.52
ﺗﻤﺒﻪtmbh4.76
Tamba in the Russian language
Тамбаtamba-
Tamba in the Arabic language
طمباtmba-

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