Tambala Surname

28,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tambala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi16,1551:1,06087
Tanzania6771:78,2008,055
DR Congo4931:149,85715,681
Papua New Guinea4551:17,9201,801
Zimbabwe3331:46,3617,128
Philippines2501:404,95351,672
India2421:3,169,69293,234
Zambia1751:90,5717,461
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Norway71:734,61250,907
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Tambala (366) may also be a first name.

Tambala Last Name Facts

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

Tambala (Hindi: ताम्बला, Marathi: तांबला, Oriya: ତାଳ) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambala? popularity and diffusion

Tambala is the 28,429th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 385,625 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Tambala live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 454,857th most numerous first name on earth, held by 366 people.

The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 16,155 people, or 1 in 1,060. Aside from Malawi it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Tambala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tambala surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Tambala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.63% more than the national average, earning R 324,696 per year and in United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamballa931,007/
Thambala93217/
Tambalau9370/
Tambalha9323/
Taumbala9314/
Tambhala934/
Tambalea933/
Tambalad931/
Thamballa88398/
Tambhalla884/
Thambhala884/
Tamballah884/
Tambaalla881/
Tambattla881/
Tambalo861,901/
Tambali861,614/
Tambale86513/
Tambola86511/
Tambela86234/
Tombala868/
Tembala865/
Tambaly864/
Tanbala862/
Tamwala862/
Thambalyai826/
Geetambala821/
Thambhalla821/
Tamboula80233/
Tambalos80146/
Tambhale80129/
Tambolat8089/
Tambolaš8071/
Thambali8069/
Taumbale8058/
Tambalou8036/
Tambolas8030/
Tombalay8029/
Thamwala8028/
Tambaler8026/
Thambela8019/
Tambolay8016/
Tamballi8013/
Tambolad8012/
Tambauli8011/
Thambale808/
Tambaali807/
Tombalau806/
Tambaliy806/
Tembhala805/
Taimvala805/
Tanballa804/
Teambali804/
Tambolap804/
Tambuila804/
Tambolla803/
Tambolah803/
Tambaili802/
Tamboela802/
Taambali801/
Tanmbale801/
Tgambalo801/
Taambalo801/
Tambolai801/
Tambolaj801/
Tambaile801/
Tambalge801/
Tambalho801/
Tambaslo801/
Tomballa801/
Tombeala801/
Toumbala801/
Taumbela801/
Tamboilay75266/
Tamboulat7593/
Thambalei7517/
Tambalist758/
Tambealiy756/
Thamballi755/
Tamboulas754/
Thammbali751/
Tamboilaj751/
Tambolaai751/
Tambolaph751/
Tamboulla751/
Tambaillo751/
Toumballa751/
Tamboli7183,466/
Tombola715,278/
Tambole711,324/
Tembela71701/
Tombela71327/
Tombale71257/
Tambolo71238/
Tombali71146/
Tamboly71141/
Thamballei7172/
Tembola7150/
Tanbali7147/
Tanbale7110/
Tombalo714/
Tambolahas714/
Tanwala713/
Thambalgou711/
Thambalhou711/
Thambhalli711/
Tambolj711/
Tamvale711/
Tamvali711/
Tanbalo711/
Tamboliy67979/
Thembela67686/
Thombale67326/
Thombela67175/
Tomballe67140/
Tainwala67103/
Tambolli6799/
Tuombale6768/
Tanhuala6741/
Tanmboli6734/
Thamboli6726/
Tombaloy6720/
Tamboles6717/
Tambolee6714/
Thanvala6712/
Thanwala6712/
Tamboili679/
Tambouli678/
Taamboli677/
Thambole675/
Tambolii675/
Tanbaley675/
Tanmbole674/
Tambhole674/
Tambolhi674/
Tambolip674/
Tambolis674/
Tambouly674/
Ttamboli673/
Tainvala673/
Tombolaš672/
Tommpala671/
Thombola671/
Tambelou671/
Tambohli671/
Tambolge671/
Tambolit671/
Tambollo671/
Tamboloi671/
Tambuoli671/
Tamhboli671/
Tanballi671/
Tammboli671/
Tambolei671/
Tambolih671/
Tambolos671/
Tambolou671/
Tambolya671/
Tamboulo671/
Tambelei671/
Tambelia671/
Tambelio671/
Toumbali671/
Toumbaly671/
Tanboula671/
Htombela671/
Tanwalai671/

Tambala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambala in the Hindi language
ताम्बलाtambala-
Tambala in the Oriya language
ତାଳtala68.75
ତମାଳtamala6.25
ତାଳାtala6.25
ତାଳାଇଁtala'im6.25
ତମବାଳtamabala3.13
ତାଲtala3.13
ୱାଳwala3.13
ତଳାtala3.13
Tambala in the Marathi language
तांबलाtambala66.67
तंबालाtambala33.33

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