Tamba Surname
Approximately 117,517 people bear this surname
Tamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 26,817 | 1:4,932 | 619 |
| Liberia | 22,062 | 1:200 | 23 |
| Sierra Leone | 18,682 | 1:379 | 66 |
| Senegal | 12,808 | 1:1,138 | 131 |
| DR Congo | 6,820 | 1:10,833 | 1,338 |
| Gambia | 6,469 | 1:297 | 69 |
| Philippines | 3,833 | 1:26,412 | 3,617 |
| Tanzania | 3,551 | 1:14,909 | 1,936 |
| Cameroon | 3,355 | 1:6,190 | 751 |
| Congo | 2,569 | 1:1,942 | 316 |
| Zambia | 1,331 | 1:11,908 | 1,376 |
| India | 1,311 | 1:585,099 | 28,407 |
| Benin | 1,145 | 1:9,027 | 1,258 |
| Romania | 903 | 1:22,235 | 2,843 |
| Ecuador | 772 | 1:20,603 | 2,881 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Papua New Guinea | 437 | 1:18,658 | 1,883 |
| United States | 412 | 1:879,755 | 66,617 |
| South Africa | 372 | 1:145,639 | 16,615 |
| Niger | 371 | 1:51,731 | 2,572 |
| Nigeria | 363 | 1:487,997 | 24,474 |
| Kenya | 294 | 1:157,074 | 12,406 |
| France | 260 | 1:255,472 | 39,438 |
| Zimbabwe | 212 | 1:72,822 | 10,797 |
| Algeria | 204 | 1:189,370 | 23,064 |
| Uganda | 197 | 1:198,169 | 15,952 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Ivory Coast | 106 | 1:217,653 | 9,074 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Italy | 68 | 1:899,363 | 66,781 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Mauritania | 38 | 1:107,760 | 6,553 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 25 | 1:69,121 | 86 |
| Taiwan | 25 | 1:937,790 | 6,555 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1:3,944,606 | 2,522 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Támba (415) & Tambá (2) are calculated separately.
Tamba (122,462) may also be a first name.
Tamba Demographics
Tamba Political Affiliation
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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་) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Támba or Tambá. Click here for other potential spellings of Tamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,808th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 62,013 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 122,462 people.
This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 26,817 people, or 1 in 4,932. In Indonesia Tamba is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 67 percent live, Riau, where 9 percent live and West Java, where 6 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 85 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 19 percent live and Sierra Leone, where 16 percent live.
Tamba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tamba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Tamba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tamba surname are 27.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.43% being registered to vote for the political 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
Tamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamba in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏམ་བཱ་ | tamba | - |
| Tamba in the Bengali language | ||
| তম্বা | tamba | 66.67 |
| তাম্বা | tamba | 33.33 |
| Tamba in the Oriya language | ||
| ତା | ta | 50.28 |
| ତାା | taa | 32.96 |
| ତାଂବା | tamba | 1.12 |
| ସାମଲ | samala | 1.12 |
| ବଗ | baga | 0.56 |
| ମମତା | mamata | 0.56 |
| ରାମ | rama | 0.56 |
| ଯମୁନା | yamuna | 0.56 |
| ଗମା | gama | 0.56 |
| ବାଗ | baga | 0.56 |
| ସାବ୍ା | saba | 0.56 |
| Tamba in the Hindi language | ||
| ताम्बा | tamba | 48.89 |
| तम्बा | tamba | 24.44 |
| तांबा | tamba | 8.89 |
| तमबा | tamaba | 4.44 |
| टम्बा | tamba | 2.22 |
| टंबा | tamba | 2.22 |
| तामबा | tamaba | 2.22 |
| तंबा | tamba | 2.22 |
| ताबा | taba | 2.22 |
| टाम्बा | tamba | 2.22 |
| Tamba in the Marathi language | ||
| तांबा | tamba | 40.43 |
| तंबा | tamba | 38.3 |
| तांबे | tambe | 17.02 |
| टंबा | tamba | 2.13 |
| तुंबा | tumba | 2.13 |
| Tamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻤﺐ | tmb | 33.33 |
| ﺗﺎﻣﺒﺎ | tamba | 28.57 |
| ﺗﻤﺒﺎ | tmba | 23.81 |
| ﺗﻨﺒﻪ | tnbh | 9.52 |
| ﺗﻤﺒﻪ | tmbh | 4.76 |
| Tamba in the Russian language | ||
| Тамба | tamba | - |
| Tamba in the Arabic language | ||
| طمبا | tmba | - |
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Footnotes
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