Tambaka Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Tambaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Congo51:997,81917,129
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Tambaka (15) may also be a first name.

Tambaka Last Name Facts

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

Tambaka occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tambaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tambaka is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Tambaka live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tambaka is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name globally, held by 15 people.

Tambaka is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Tambaka is most frequent in: Enga, where 52 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 38 percent reside and East Sepik, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tambaka
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